Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a shape resembling a bean: Describes an object, organ, or form that has an oval or kidney-like shape, similar to that of a common bean seed, often with a slight indentation or curve on one side.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient was diagnosed with a bean-shaped cyst on the kidney.
  • The lake on the map is distinctly bean-shaped.
  • Many legumes produce bean-shaped seeds.

Advanced Usage

• Scientific/Medical Context: Frequently used in anatomy and biology to describe the morphology of certain organs or structures.
  • The adrenal glands are small, bean-shaped organs located on top of the kidneys.

Variants and Related Words

• Bean (n): The seed or pod of various leguminous plants, whose shape is the basis for the adjective.
• Kidney-shaped (adj): A very similar term, often used interchangeably, though it may more specifically refer to the shape of a human kidney, which is itself bean-shaped.
• Oval (adj): A more general term for an elongated rounded shape, lacking the specific indentation implied by "bean-shaped."
• Reniform (adj): A technical, chiefly botanical term meaning kidney-shaped.

Synonyms

• Kidney-shaped
• Reniform (technical)

Antonyms

• Spherical
• Cubic
• Angular

Related Phrases

• Bean-shaped object: A common descriptive phrase.
  • The artist used a bean-shaped piece of wood for the sculpture's base.

Adjective

1. having a shape resembling a bean