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American baseball umpire
Ed Bean is an American former professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League during the 1994 season. Bean officiated a total of 36 games
Ed_Bean
British actor (born 1959)
Sean Bean (born Shaun Mark Bean, 17 April 1959) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he made his professional
Sean_Bean
British television sitcom (1990–1995)
Mr. Bean is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions and starring Atkinson as the title character
Mr._Bean
Common bean plant
Phaseolus vulgaris, the common bean, is a herbaceous annual plant. Its botanical classification, along with other Phaseolus species, is as a member of
Phaseolus_vulgaris
Seed of several plants in the legume family
A bean is the seed of plants in many genera of the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are sold
Bean
American actor (1928–2020)
Orson Bean (born Dallas Frederick Burrows; July 22, 1928 – February 7, 2020) was an American film, television, and stage actor and comedian and a "mainstay
Orson_Bean
American baseball player (1964–2024)
William Daro Bean (May 11, 1964 – August 6, 2024) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder
Billy_Bean
East Asian crop
angularis, also known as the adzuki bean (Japanese: 小豆, Hepburn: azuki), azuki bean, aduki bean, red bean, or red mung bean, is an annual vine widely cultivated
Adzuki_bean
American retail company
L.L.Bean is an American privately held retail company that was founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. The company, headquartered in Freeport, Maine (where
L.L.Bean
Species of legume plant
bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus), also known as cigarillas, Goa bean, four-angled bean, four-cornered bean, manila bean, princess bean, star bean,
Winged_bean
Female spirit in Irish mythology
A banshee (/ˈbænʃiː/ BAN-shee; Modern Irish bean sí [bʲanˠ ˈʃiː], from Old Irish: ben síde [bʲen ˈʃiːðʲe], "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman")
Banshee
American actor (born 1978)
his role on Damages, Bean had a number of minor and less notable roles on the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Ed, Joan of Arcadia, Numb3rs
Noah_Bean
Cooked beans in a seasoned sauce
baked beans are not baked, but are cooked through a steam process. Canned baked beans are commonly made using navy beans (known as haricot beans in the
Baked_beans
1994 baseball game in Texas, U.S.
umpire was minor league fill-in Ed Bean, who was working in his 29th Major League game and seventh as home plate umpire. Bean worked only seven more Major
Kenny_Rogers'_perfect_game
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1932–2018)
Alan LaVern Bean (March 15, 1932 – May 26, 2018) was an American naval officer and aviator, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, NASA astronaut and painter
Alan_Bean
Soup served in the United States Senate
United States Senate Bean Soup or simply Senate bean soup is a soup made with navy beans, ham hocks, and onion. It is served in the dining room of the
Senate_bean_soup
Species of plant
The mung bean or green gram (Vigna radiata) is a plant species in the legume family. It is mainly cultivated in East, Southeast, and in South Asia and
Mung_bean
American judge (c. 1825 – 1903)
Phantly Roy Bean Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The
Roy_Bean
Australian journalist and historian (1879–1968)
Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean (18 November 1879 – 30 August 1968), also commonly identified as C. E. W. Bean, was an Australian historian and one of Australia's
Charles_Bean
Seed of the coffee plant
A coffee bean is a seed from the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. This fruit is often referred to as a coffee cherry, but unlike the cherry, which
Coffee_bean
a minor league fill-in, Ed Bean, who was working his 29th Major League game and seventh behind the plate. At the time, Bean was substituting for 17-year
List of Major League Baseball perfect games
List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games
English singer-songwriter (born 1991)
Yorkshireman ever behind Monty Python comedian Michael Palin, and actors Sean Bean and Patrick Stewart. In 2024 he won a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding
Ed_Sheeran
Fatty seed of Theobroma cacao
Forms of the cocoa bean during production The cocoa bean, also known as cocoa (/ˈkoʊ.koʊ/) or cacao (/kəˈkaʊ/), is the dried and fully fermented seed
Cocoa_bean
Type of sandwich
Beans on toast is a meal consisting of a slice of toast topped with baked beans. It is particularly popular in the United Kingdom and is widely associated
Beans_on_toast
American businessman (1872–1967)
Leonwood Bean (October 13, 1872 – February 5, 1967) was an American inventor, author, outdoor enthusiast, and founder of the company L.L.Bean. Bean was born
Leon_Leonwood_Bean
Immature soybean pod used as a specialty food
to the dish. It literally means "stem beans" (枝 eda = "branch" or "stem" + 豆 mame = "bean"), because the beans were often sold while still attached to
Edamame
Computing technology developer by Sun Microsystems
Java Platform, JavaBeans is a technology developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 1996, as part of JDK 1.1. The 'beans' of JavaBeans are classes that
JavaBeans
Species of plant
include hyacinth bean, lablab-bean bonavist bean/pea, dolichos bean, seim or sem bean, lablab bean, Egyptian kidney bean, Indian bean, bataw and Australian
Lablab
Legume grown for its edible bean
The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (Glycine max) is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean. Soy is a staple crop,
Soybean
Variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
bolita bean is an heirloom variety of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) endemic to New Mexico and southern Colorado. It is a small, round, and sweet bean that
Bolita_bean
Yellow legume seeds used as food
ancient Egypt, dating back to the 22nd century BC. The bitter variety of the beans is high in alkaloids and is extremely bitter unless rinsed methodically
Lupin_bean
Monotypic genus of plant in the spurge family
Ricinus communis, the castor bean or castor oil plant, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species
Ricinus
Sichuan cuisine dish
red suspension, based on douban (fermented broad bean and chili paste), and douchi (fermented black beans), along with minced meat, traditionally beef. Variations
Mapo_tofu
Species of legume
(jack bean) is a legume which is used for animal fodder and human nutrition, especially in Brazil where it is called feijão-de-porco ("pig bean"). It
Canavalia_ensiformis
Integrated development environment software for software development
NetBeans is an integrated development environment (IDE) for Java. NetBeans allows applications to be developed from a set of modular software components
NetBeans
"Entity Bean" is a type of Enterprise JavaBean, a server-side Java EE component, that represents persistent data maintained in a database. An entity bean can
Entity_Bean
English actor, comedian, and writer (born 1955)
Bean (1990–1995), and in the film series Johnny English (2003–present). He reprised the Mr. Bean character in the films Bean (1997) and Mr. Bean's Holiday
Rowan_Atkinson
Species of flowering plant
semi-arid regions of India. It is commonly called mat bean, moth bean, matki or dew bean. Moth bean is a creeping annual herbaceous plant which grows to
Vigna_aconitifolia
British motor vehicle manufacturer
Bean Cars was a brand of motor vehicles made in England by A Harper Sons & Bean, Ltd at factories in Dudley, Worcestershire, and Coseley, Staffordshire
Bean_Cars
1972 film directed by John Huston
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is a 1972 American Western comedy-drama film directed by John Huston from a screenplay by John Milius. It is loosely
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The_Life_and_Times_of_Judge_Roy_Bean
Species of plant
Stern, F. C. (1960). A chalk garden. Faber & Faber, London, 1974 (2nd ed.). Bean, W. J. (1914). Trees and shrubs hardy in the British Isles. Eighth edition
Buddleja_sterniana
Plants in the family Fabaceae
beans Kidney bean, navy bean, pinto bean, black turtle bean, haricot bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Lima bean, butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus) Adzuki bean
Legume
Species of flowering plant with edible seeds
are variously known as gram, Bengal gram, chana (চানা), garbanzo, garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. It is one of the earliest cultivated legumes, the oldest
Chickpea
Office party
A bean-feast, also known as beano in Britain, is an informal term for a celebratory meal or party. Historically it referred especially to an annual summer
Bean-feast
Species complex of birds
The bean goose is a species complex of goose that breeds in northern Europe and Eurosiberia. It has at least two distinct varieties, one inhabiting taiga
Bean_goose
Transparent noodle made from starch
of mung bean starch or sweet potato starch. Chinese varieties made from mung bean starch are called Chinese vermicelli, bean threads, or bean thread noodles
Glass_noodles
Fermentation is an important step in processing cocoa beans to make chocolate. In fermentation, beans that have been removed from their pods are put together
Cocoa_bean_fermentation
Patent medicine
Bile Beans was a laxative herbal tonic first marketed in the 1890s. The product supposedly contained substances extracted from an extremely rare vegetable
Bile_Beans
Species of bird
The taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis) is a species of goose that breeds in northern Europe and Asia. It is migratory and winters further south in Europe
Taiga_bean_goose
Species of plant
Physostigma venenosum, the Calabar bean or ordeal bean, is a species of leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae, endemic to tropical Africa, with a seed
Physostigma_venenosum
Sole coffee bean in certain coffee fruits
caracolillo, is a type of coffee bean. Normally the fruit ("cherry") of the coffee plant contains two seeds ("beans") that develop with flattened facing
Peaberry
Soy-based food used as a protein source
豆腐, Hepburn: Tōfu; Chinese: 豆腐; pinyin: dòufu; Korean: 두부; RR: dubu) or bean curd is a food prepared by pressing the curds of coagulated soy milk into
Tofu
Vegetable oil pressed from castor beans
Castor oil is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans, the seeds of the plant Ricinus communis. The seeds are 40 to 60 percent oil. It is a colourless
Castor_oil
Agricultural technique of Indigenous people in the Americas
The crops are squash, maize ("corn"), and climbing beans (typically tepary beans or common beans). Traditionally, several Native American groups also
Three_Sisters_(agriculture)
1940 film by William Wyler
Texas, is run by Judge Roy Bean, who calls himself "the only law west of the Pecos." Conducting trials from his saloon, Bean makes a corrupt living meting
The_Westerner_(1940_film)
1993 video game
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a falling block puzzle video game developed by Compile and published by Sega. It was released for the Sega Genesis
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
Dr._Robotnik's_Mean_Bean_Machine
Species of plant
Phaseolus acutifolius, also known as the tepary bean, is a legume native to the southwestern United States and Mexico that has been grown there by the
Phaseolus_acutifolius
2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023. "Mortal Kombat Should Never Spill The Beans On a Big Detail About Noob Saibot". GameRant. 15 September 2024. Retrieved
Characters of the Mortal Kombat series
Characters_of_the_Mortal_Kombat_series
Small tree grown for its edible pods and landscaping
be used as a chocolate alternative. The seeds are used to produce locust bean gum or carob gum, a common thickening agent used in food processing. The
Carob
1912 novel by Harry Leon Wilson
Bunker Bean is a novel by Harry Leon Wilson. It was originally published as a serial under the title His Majesty Bunker Bean in The Saturday Evening Post
Bunker_Bean
Species of beetle
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Epilachna varivestis. The Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis) is a species of lady beetle that can be an
Mexican_bean_beetle
Japanese confection
pancake-like patties made from castella wrapped around a filling of sweet azuki bean paste. The original dorayaki consisted of only one layer. Its current shape
Dorayaki
English singer (1944–2014)
122. Bean 2003, p. 140. Bean 2003, p. 143. Wiley, Mason; Damien Bona (1996). Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards (5 ed.). New
Joe_Cocker
Species of bird
The tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris) is a goose that breeds in northern Siberia. This and the taiga bean goose are recognised as separate species
Tundra_bean_goose
Fermented foods made from ground soybeans
Fermented bean paste is a category of fermented foods typically made from ground soybeans, which are indigenous to the cuisines of East, South and Southeast
Fermented_bean_paste
Second crewed Moon landing
19, 1969. Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad and Lunar Module Pilot Alan L. Bean completed just over one day and seven hours of lunar surface activity while
Apollo_12
Species of tick
Ixodes ricinus, commonly known as the castor bean tick, the sheep ked, sheep tick, is a chiefly European species of hard-bodied tick. It may reach a length
Ixodes_ricinus
Brewed beverage
Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted ground coffee beans. Darkly colored and bitter, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine
Coffee
Sweet savory sauce in China and Korea
(Chinese: 甜麵醬/甜醬; pinyin: tiánmiànjiàng; tiánjiàng), also known as sweet bean sauce, sweet flour sauce or sweet wheat paste, is a thick, smooth, dark brown
Tianmian_sauce
Middle Eastern fried bean dish
Eastern cuisine, particularly Levantine cuisines. It is made from ground fava beans, chickpeas, or both, and mixed with herbs and spices before frying. Falafel
Falafel
Country in East Asia
temples and shrines. Every Chinese supermarket stocks a dazzling array of bean curd and substitute meat products made with gluten. Tindall, Robynne (29
China
Spice extracted from Vanilla orchids
Andrews) beans are unreliable. Yellowing at the blossom end, the current index, occurs before beans accumulate maximum glucovanillin concentrations. Beans left
Vanilla
American writer (1886–1958)
anthropomorphic animal inhabitants of the Bean Farm in upstate New York, and also for his short stories about Mister Ed the talking horse, made into a television
Walter_R._Brooks
Country in Southeastern Europe and West Asia
olive oil is used. Grains include wheat, maize, barley, oats, and millet. Beans, chickpeas, nuts, aubergines, and lamb are some of the commonly used ingredients
Turkey
1974 film by Richard Rush
Freebie and the Bean is a 1974 American buddy cop black comedy action film starring James Caan and Alan Arkin, and directed by Richard Rush. The film follows
Freebie_and_the_Bean
1847 novel by Emily Brontë
Letters of Sydney Dobell, ed. E. Jolly (London, i878), I, 163–186. A. C. Swinburne, "Emily Brontë," in Miscellanies, 2d ed. (London, I895), pp. 260–270
Wuthering_Heights
Confederate Army soldier
Mollie Bean was a North Carolinian woman who, pretending to be a man, joined the 47th North Carolina Infantry, a regiment of the Confederate army in the
Mollie_Bean
American actor and activist (born 1949)
hundreds of films, series, and plays. The son of Academy Award-winning actor Ed Begley, he came to prominence for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television
Ed_Begley_Jr.
Dish of a flour tortilla wrapped to enclose a filling
rice, beans, asadero cheese, chile rajas, or chile relleno. Other ingredients may include: barbacoa, mole, refried beans and cheese (a "bean and cheese"
Burrito
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901
Francis's death sentence was commuted to transportation for life, John William Bean also tried to fire a pistol at the Queen, but it was loaded only with paper
Queen_Victoria
American baseball player (1874-1961)
converted one of his players, Ed Lafitte, from catcher to pitcher. Lafitte later pitched in the major leagues for several years. Bean succeeded John Heisman
Joe_Bean
Genus of flowering plants in the bean family
included in genus Vicia, and were formerly classified in genus Lens. The broad bean (Vicia faba) is sometimes separated in a monotypic genus Faba; although not
Vicia
American actor (born 1936)
playing Phillip Watters in the television series Chicago Hope (1994–2000) and Ed Alzate in the television series Last Man Standing (2011–2021). His film roles
Héctor_Elizondo
American activist
Terrence Patrick Bean is an American political fundraiser, a civil rights activist, and LGBTQ rights movement activist. He is known for co-founding several
Terry_Bean
Mediterranean kind of soup
dry white beans, olive oil, and vegetables. It is sometimes called the "national food of the Greeks". Fasolada is made by simmering beans with tomatoes
Fasolada
Major League Baseball franchise
Ruth Frank Selee * Al Simmons George Sisler Billy Southworth Casey Stengel Ed Walsh Lloyd Waner Paul Waner Deacon White Vic Willis * George Wright * Harry
Atlanta_Braves
Williams, Glyndwr (1974). "Bean, John". In Halpenny, Francess G. (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto
John_Bean_(explorer)
British actress (1913–1967)
221–222. Bean 2013, p. 115. Bean 2013, p. 111. Spoto 2001, p. 216. Spoto 2001, pp. 217–218. Holden 1989, p. 295. Spoto 2001, p. 218. Bean 2013, pp. 125–126
Vivien_Leigh
Phrase with a non-literal meaning
the beans" (meaning to reveal a secret) is first attested in 1919, but has been said to originate from an ancient method of voting by depositing beans in
Idiom
School district in Monroe County, Indiana, US
Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation (RBB) is a public school corporation located in northwestern Monroe County, Indiana, USA. RBB and Monroe
Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation
Richland-Bean_Blossom_Community_School_Corporation
Process of heating green coffee beans
coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process produces the characteristic flavor of coffee by causing the green coffee beans to change
Coffee_roasting
Rice cooked with red beans
Red bean rice, called patbap (팥밥) in Korean, sekihan (赤飯) in Japanese, and hóngdòu fàn (红豆饭) in Chinese, is an East Asian rice dish consisting of rice
Red_bean_rice
Country in South America
top five producers of maize, cotton, lemon, tobacco, pineapple, banana, beans, coconut, watermelon and papaya; and is one of the top 10 world producers
Brazil
Chocolate and hazelnut flavored spread
spread begins with the extraction of cocoa powder from the cocoa bean. These cocoa beans are harvested from cocoa trees and are left to dry for about ten
Nutella
Food produced from cacao seeds
roasted and ground cocoa beans. It can be a liquid, solid, or paste. It is eaten on its own and used to flavor other foods. Cocoa beans are the processed seeds
Chocolate
British musician (born 1961)
"Big DJ, Small Club" series, sponsored by Benson & Hedges. Michel Raphael, "Bean there". National Post, 14 August 2001: B1, B2. McKinley, Jesse (14 January
Boy_George
Stir-fried noodle dish from Thailand
with rice noodles, shrimp, peanuts, green onions, scrambled egg, sugar and bean sprouts. The ingredients are fried in a wok. Pad thai was originally called
Pad_thai
Egyptian dish of cooked fava beans
ful mudammas and foule mudammes), or simply fūl, is a stew of cooked fava beans served with olive oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic
Ful_medames
Iranian delicacy
fava beans and dill. In Persian, baghali means fava bean, while polo is pilaf, a style of cooked rice. It is made by cooking rice and green broad beans in
Baghali_polo
German fairy tale
"The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean" (German: Strohhalm, Kohle und Bohne) is the eighteenth story in Grimm's Fairy Tales. It is Aarne-Thompson number 295
The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean
The_Straw,_the_Coal,_and_the_Bean
ED BEAN
ED BEAN
Boy/Male
French American Biblical English
Prosperous protector. A FrenchOld English name Eadmund, meaning rich or happy, and protection.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Conláed, CONLEY means "purifying fire."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, Christian, English, French, German, Jamaican, Swedish
Names Beginning with Ed; Form of Edward; Guardian of Prosperity; Wealthy Defender; Wealth Protector; Wealthy Guardian
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Approve(d) Accept(ed)
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : topographic name for someone who lived by land on which beans were grown, from Old English bēan + land.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bean.Probably a translation of German Bohne, which while singular in standard German is also a dialect plural (the singular form being Bohn), or an Americanized spelling of Binz.
Male
Gaelic
Variant spelling of Gaelic Ãed, ÃEDH means "fire."
Male
Irish
(pronounced ee) Modern Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Old Gaelic Ãed, AODH means "fire." In Celtic mythology, this is the name of a sun god.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name Ēadmann (unattested), meaning ‘prosperity man’. Compare Edmond.Scandinavian : Swedish: ornamental name composed of the elements ed ‘isthmus’ + man ‘man’.
Male
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Conlaodh, CONLÃED means "purifying fire."
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic name, CINÃED means "born of fire." Kenneth is an Anglicized form.Â
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Gothic, Netherlands, Swedish, Swiss
Names Beginning with Ed; Form of Edward; Guardian of Prosperity; Wealthy Defender; Wealthy Protector; Wealthy Guard
Male
Gaelic
 Diminutive form of Gaelic Ãed, ÃEDÃN means "little fire."
Male
Gaelic
Old form of Gaelic Aodh, ÃED means "fire."Â
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Cináed, KENNETH means "born of fire." This was probably the first Anglicization. Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Cainnech, meaning "comely; finely made."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an occupational name for a grower or seller of beans, from an agent derivative of Old English bēan ‘beans’ (see Bean).
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, EDSON means "son of Ed."
Male
Irish
Irish form of Scottish Gaelic Cináed, CIONAODH means "born of fire."
Male
Celtic
, fire.
Male
Irish
Modern form of Irish Gaelic Conláed, CONLETH means "purifying fire."
ED BEAN
ED BEAN
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Singing
Girl/Female
Indian
Prosperous
Girl/Female
Indian
Pearl
Boy/Male
Hindu
Concentration, Ecstasy
Biblical
guarded; mountainous;
Girl/Female
Muslim
Star
Boy/Male
German, Scottish
Red
Girl/Female
Biblical
Dryness, confusion, shame.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pravina | பà¯à®°à®µà¯€à®¨à®¾
Goddess Saraswati, Skilled
Girl/Female
Arabic
Faithful
ED BEAN
ED BEAN
ED BEAN
ED BEAN
ED BEAN
n.
The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.
n.
That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gath//ed; a crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit.
n.
A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion, etc.; also, the edible part of such a plant, as prepared for market or the table.
n.
A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also, a weight equal to 236 grains troy.
n.
The manner in which the young leaves are dispo/ed within the bud.
v. i.
Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See Strong, 19 (a).
n.
Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper; as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons, squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
v. t.
To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending.
n.
A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from various species of plants, especially from species of Loganiaceae, as from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean (Strychnos Ignatia) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also strychnia, and formerly strychnina.