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English meaning

  • bean noun The edible seed of various pod-bearing plants, or the pod itself, eaten as a vegetable.
  • corn noun A tall cereal plant grown for its large yellow kernels, called maize outside North America.
  • grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
  • grit noun Small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.
  • kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
  • pimple noun A small, inflamed, often pus-filled spot on the skin.
  • scab noun A dry, hard crust that forms over a wound as it heals.
  • spot noun A small mark or patch of a different color or texture on a surface.
  • zit noun A pimple, especially one on the face.

Senses

grano is used for these senses in English:

  • bean (by extension) The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
  • corn (Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
  • grain (countable) A single seed of grass food crops.
  • grist Grain that is to be ground in a mill.
  • grit A measure of the size of abrasive grains, such as those on sandpaper, and thus their relative coarseness or fineness; the smaller the number, the coarser the abrasive: thus, 60 is rough, 600 is fine, and 3000 is ultrafine.
  • kernel (botany) A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.
  • pimple (dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
  • scab An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

bean — full definition

  1. noun The edible seed of various pod-bearing plants, or the pod itself, eaten as a vegetable.
  2. verb Informally, to hit someone with a thrown object, especially on the head.

corn — full definition

  1. noun A tall cereal plant grown for its large yellow kernels, called maize outside North America.
  2. noun In British English, the main cereal grain grown in a particular region (such as wheat).
  3. noun A small, hard patch of thickened skin, usually on the foot, caused by friction.
  4. noun Something considered old-fashioned, sentimental, or cheesy, especially in entertainment.
  5. verb To preserve meat in a coarse salt brine.

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