Beans vs. Lentils — What's the Difference?

Any of various twining herbs of the genus Phaseolus in the pea family, native to the Americas, having leaves with three leaflets and variously colored flowers, and widely cultivated for their edible pods and seeds.

A leguminous plant (Lens culinaris) native to southwest Asia, having flat pods containing lens-shaped, edible seeds.

A seed or pod of any of these plants.

The round, flattened seed of this plant.

Any of several related plants or their seeds or pods, such as the adzuki bean, broad bean, or soybean.

Plural of lentil

Any of various other plants or their seeds or fruits, especially those suggestive of beans such as the coffee bean or vanilla bean.

(Slang) A person's head.

Beans(Slang) A small amount

Chiefly British A fellow; a chap.

To hit (another) on the head with a thrown object, especially a pitched baseball.

Plural of bean

S; drugs in pill form.

An insignificant value or amount.

A cut that reaches the hypodermis.