A name given to several trees bearing podded seeds; esp. the Algarroba or Carob-tree (Ceratonia siliqua); also Swedish Bean-tree (Pyrus intermedia), Australian Bean-tree (Castanospermum australe).
1616. Surfl. & Markh., Countr. Farm, 291. Beane-tree, or S. Iohns-bread (bearing a long, flat, and broad fruit, like vnto that of Cassia).
1834. Pringle, Afr. Sk., 22. The bright-blossomed bean-tree shakes Its coral tufts above the brakes.
