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A seedling of the bean.

Seedling

A seedling of the bean.

A more advanced seedling of the bean.

Seedling

A more advanced seedling of the bean.

Beans are in the legume family.

Bean

Beans are in the legume family.

Cross-section of a bean seed, showing the cotyledon, plumule, and caulicle.

Bean seed

Cross-section of a bean seed, showing the cotyledon, plumule, and caulicle.

Nodules on the root system of a bean plant where nitrogen-fixing bacteria live.

Nodules, root

Nodules on the root system of a bean plant where nitrogen-fixing bacteria live.

A Hodson Wax Bean plant, well-suited to Florida. It is nearly immune to rust and is a very heavy bearer.

Hodson Wax Beans

A Hodson Wax Bean plant, well-suited to Florida. It is nearly immune to rust and is a very heavy bearer.

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia and of Arabia. This shrub is from 15 to 20 feet in height, and belongs to the Rubiaceæ. The fruit is of an oval shape, about the size of a cherry, and of a dark-red color when ripe. Each of these contains two cells, and each cell a single seed, which is the coffee as we see it before it undergoes the process of roasting."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Coffee Plant

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia…

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia and of Arabia. This shrub is from 15 to 20 feet in height, and belongs to the Rubiaceæ. The fruit is of an oval shape, about the size of a cherry, and of a dark-red color when ripe. Each of these contains two cells, and each cell a single seed, which is the coffee as we see it before it undergoes the process of roasting."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Coffee Bean

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia…

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia and of Arabia. This shrub is from 15 to 20 feet in height, and belongs to the Rubiaceæ. The fruit is of an oval shape, about the size of a cherry, and of a dark-red color when ripe. Each of these contains two cells, and each cell a single seed, which is the coffee as we see it before it undergoes the process of roasting."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Coffee Bean

"Coffee is the seed of an evergreen shrub, which is cultivated in hot climates, and is a native of Abyssinia…

Bean plant

Bean Plant

Bean plant

Showing the various stages of development of a bean plant.

Life cycle of the bean

Showing the various stages of development of a bean plant.

"The bean with its roots in unboiled water will grow for a considerable time, as long as the mineral matter in the water will provide it with food materials. The roots of the plant in the boiled water will quickly die and the whole plant will then wither, because the roots no longer send the water up to the leaves." — Ritchie, 1918

Bean Plant in Jar

"The bean with its roots in unboiled water will grow for a considerable time, as long as the mineral…

A scene from the story, <em>Jack and the Bean-Stalk.</em>

Jack and the Bean-Stalk

A scene from the story, Jack and the Bean-Stalk.

A trailing plant of the bean family, bearing a hairy stem, small yellow flowers, and two-paired primate leaflets. The flowers are sterile above ground. After they wither, the forming stalk of the ovary bends downward and forces the young pod underground, and the seeds mature some distance below the surface.

Peanut

A trailing plant of the bean family, bearing a hairy stem, small yellow flowers, and two-paired primate…

The dried leaflets of several species of cassia, plants belonging to the bean family. These plants are native to northern Africa, western Asia, and southern Europe, particularly to Arabia.

Senna

The dried leaflets of several species of cassia, plants belonging to the bean family. These plants are…

A tropical tree of the bean family, which was originally native to the East Indies, but is now extensively naturalized and cultivated in other warm regions.

Tamarind

A tropical tree of the bean family, which was originally native to the East Indies, but is now extensively…

This illustration shows the roots of soy bean.

Soy Bean

This illustration shows the roots of soy bean.

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

Pod

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

Pod

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

Pod

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

Pod

A plant pod containing numerous seeds.

"A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae, sub-order Papilionaceae, natives of the warm parts of America, of which, until recently, the only known species was the A. hypogaea, sometimes called the underground kidney-bean, and more frequently the ground-nut. It also receives the names of earth-nut, American earth-nut, and mandubi." &mdash; Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875

Arachis

"A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae, sub-order Papilionaceae, natives of the warm parts…

Embryo of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); caulicle bent down over edge of cotyledons.

Common Bean

Embryo of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); caulicle bent down over edge of cotyledons.

Caulicle well lengthened and root beginning; thick cotyledons partly spreading; plumule (pair of leaves) growing between them.

Common Bean Seedling

Caulicle well lengthened and root beginning; thick cotyledons partly spreading; plumule (pair of leaves)…

Caulicle with plumule developed into internodes and pair of leaves.

Large Common Bean Seedling

Caulicle with plumule developed into internodes and pair of leaves.

The plant that produces the vanilla bean.

Vanilla Plant

The plant that produces the vanilla bean.

Cacao is the plant that produces the cacao bean used for making chocolate.

Cacao

Cacao is the plant that produces the cacao bean used for making chocolate.

Epilachne Corrupta, injury on bean.

Squash Beetle

Epilachne Corrupta, injury on bean.

Bean-weevil, Bruchus fabae species; adult.

Bean Weevil

Bean-weevil, Bruchus fabae species; adult.

Bean-weevil, Bruchus fabae species; an infested bean.

Bean Weevil

Bean-weevil, Bruchus fabae species; an infested bean.

Three children play a ladder game, tossing bean bags in between ladder rungs. The point system of the game is illustrated in the image.

Ladder Game

Three children play a ladder game, tossing bean bags in between ladder rungs. The point system of the…

The larva of the bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus

Bean Weevil Larva

The larva of the bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus

The adult beetle of the bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus.

Adult Bean Weevil

The adult beetle of the bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus.

The pupa of the bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus.

Bean Weevil Pupa

The pupa of the bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus.

The eggs and side view of the bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus.

Bean Weevil Eggs

The eggs and side view of the bean weevil, Bruchus obtectus.

"Bruchus 4-maculatus: a, beetle; b, larva; c, pupa." -Department of Agriculture, 1899

Four-Spotted Bean Weevil

"Bruchus 4-maculatus: a, beetle; b, larva; c, pupa." -Department of Agriculture, 1899

"Bruchus 4-maculatus: a, cowpea, showing holes made by weevils in their escape from seed, also eggs deposited on surface; b, egg in outline; c, post-embryonic larva; d, head of same; e, prothoracic leg; f, spine." -Department of Agriculture, 1899

Four-Spotted Bean Weevil

"Bruchus 4-maculatus: a, cowpea, showing holes made by weevils in their escape from seed, also eggs…

"Spermophagus pectoralis: weevil at right; Mexican bean at left showing: below, holes made by beetle in egress: above, a group of eggs." -Department of Agriculture

Lentil Weevil

"Spermophagus pectoralis: weevil at right; Mexican bean at left showing: below, holes made by beetle…

The larva of the bean ladybird, Epilachna corrupta.

Ladybird Larva

The larva of the bean ladybird, Epilachna corrupta.

The beetle of the bean ladybird, Epilachna corrupta.

Bean Ladybird

The beetle of the bean ladybird, Epilachna corrupta.

The pupa of the bean ladybird, Epilachna corrupta.

Bean Ladybird Pupa

The pupa of the bean ladybird, Epilachna corrupta.

The eggs of the bean ladybird, Epilachna corrupta.

Bean Ladybird Eggs

The eggs of the bean ladybird, Epilachna corrupta.

The larva of the bean leaf-beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata.

Bean Leaf-Beetle Larva

The larva of the bean leaf-beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata.

The adult of the bean leaf-beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata.

Bean Leaf-Beetle

The adult of the bean leaf-beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata.

The pupa of the bean leaf-beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata.

Bean Leaf-Beetle Pupa

The pupa of the bean leaf-beetle, Cerotoma trifurcata.

"To show aleurone grains. A, cells from cotyledon of seed of garden bean; n, aleurone grains; m, starch; B, cells from endosperm of castor bean; a, aleurone grains; l, ground substance; k, crystalloid; j, globoid." -Stevens, 1916

Aleurone Grains

"To show aleurone grains. A, cells from cotyledon of seed of garden bean; n, aleurone grains; m, starch;…

"Showing concentric and eccentric striations of starch grains. e, potato starch eccentrically striated; f, compound starch grain from potato; g, bean starch concentrically striated." -Stevens, 1916

Starch Grain Striations

"Showing concentric and eccentric striations of starch grains. e, potato starch eccentrically striated;…

Of the pulse family (Leguminosae): left, hog peanut (Amphicarpaea monoica); right, wild bean (Phaseolus polystachyus).

Hog Peanut and Wild Bean

Of the pulse family (Leguminosae): left, hog peanut (Amphicarpaea monoica); right, wild bean (Phaseolus…

"Embryo germinating: a running into the ground to become a root; b running up to form a stem; c the tube which supplies nutriment from the cotyledons until both roots and leaves are ready to work." -Newman, 1850

Cotyledon Germinating

"Embryo germinating: a running into the ground to become a root; b running up to form a stem; c the…

"Young seedling of windsor bean. c, cotyledon; r, root; s, stem." -Bergen, 1896

Windsor Bean Seedling

"Young seedling of windsor bean. c, cotyledon; r, root; s, stem." -Bergen, 1896

"Successive stages in the life history of the bean seedling. AA, the surface of the ground; r, primary root; r', secondary root; c, hypocotyl; a, arch of hypocotyl; co, cotyledons." -Bergen, 1896

Bean Seed Stages

"Successive stages in the life history of the bean seedling. AA, the surface of the ground; r, primary…

"The cocoa, or as it should be written,cacao, tree is an evergreen, and it said to bear some resemblance to a young cherry-tree; the leaves are large and simple, the flowers grow in clusters, the pods are not unlike cucumbers in form, and of a yellowish red color; they contain from twenty to thirty nuts." -Lupton

Cacao Tree

"The cocoa, or as it should be written,cacao, tree is an evergreen, and it said to bear some resemblance…

A bean plant showing roots, stem, leaves, and beans.

Bean Sprout

A bean plant showing roots, stem, leaves, and beans.

"Nelumbium speciosum. 1. a section of its young carpel; 2. a section of the same when ripened into a bean, and showing the structure of the seed." -Lindley, 1853

Lotus

"Nelumbium speciosum. 1. a section of its young carpel; 2. a section of the same when ripened into a…

Dipteryx odorata or the tonka bean is the seed from a legume tree of the Fabaceae family.

Tonka Bean

Dipteryx odorata or the tonka bean is the seed from a legume tree of the Fabaceae family.

The pea weevils or seed beetles are a subfamily (Bruchinae) of beetles, now placed in the family Chrysomelidae, though they have historically been treated as a separate family. They are granivores, and typically infest various kinds of seeds or beans, living for most of their lives inside a single seed. The family includes about 1,350 species found worldwide.

Pea Weevil

The pea weevils or seed beetles are a subfamily (Bruchinae) of beetles, now placed in the family Chrysomelidae,…

Coca is a plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to north-western South America. The plant plays a significant role in traditional Andean culture. Coca leaves contain cocaine alkaloids, a basis for the drug cocaine, which is a powerful stimulant. Coca should not be confused with the similarly named South American cocoa bean from which chocolate is made. The plant resembles a blackthorn bush, and grows to a height of 2&ndash;3 m (7&ndash;10 ft). The branches are straight, and the leaves, which have a green tint, are thin, opaque, oval, and taper at the extremities. A marked characteristic of the leaf is an areolated portion bounded by two longitudinal curved lines, one line on each side of the midrib, and more conspicuous on the under face of the leaf. The flowers are small, and disposed in little clusters on short stalks; the corolla is composed of five yellowish-white petals, the anthers are heart-shaped, and the pistil consists of three carpels united to form a three-chambered ovary. The flowers mature into red berries.

Coca Flower

Coca is a plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to north-western South America. The plant plays…

Coffea arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia and Yemen. It is also known as the "coffee shrub of Arabia", "mountain coffee" or "arabica coffee". Coffea arabica is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, being grown in southwest Arabia for well over 1,000 years. It is considered to produce better coffee than the other major commercially grown coffee species, Coffea canephora (robusta). Arabica contains less caffeine than any other commercially cultivated species of coffee. Wild plants grow to between 9 and 12 m tall, and have an open branching system; the leaves are opposite, simple elliptic-ovate to oblong, 6-12 cm long and 4-8 cm broad, glossy dark green. The flowers are white, 10-15 mm in diameter and grow in axillary clusters. The fruit is a drupe (though commonly called a "berry") 10-15 mm in diameter, maturing bright red to purple and typically contain two seeds (the coffee 'bean').

Coffea Arabica

Coffea arabica is a species of coffee indigenous to Ethiopia and Yemen. It is also known as the "coffee…

The chickpea (Cicer arietinum) (also garbanzo bean, Indian pea, ceci bean, bengal gram, chana, kadale kaalu, sanaga pappu, shimbra, Kadala) is an edible legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Chickpeas are high in protein and one of the earliest cultivated vegetables. 7,500-year-old remains have been found in the Middle East.

Chickpea Plant

The chickpea (Cicer arietinum) (also garbanzo bean, Indian pea, ceci bean, bengal gram, chana, kadale…

An illustration of a complete bean sprout including roots.

Bean Sprout

An illustration of a complete bean sprout including roots.