[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

navy \na"vy\; n.; pl. navies.  of. navie, fr. l. navis ship.
   see nave of a church.
   1. a fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many
      as sail in company. "the navy also of hiram, that brought
      gold from ophir." --1 kings x. 11.
      1913 webster

   2. the whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or
      ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of italy.
      1913 webster

   3. the officers and men attached to the war vessels of a
      nation; as, he belongs to the navy.
      1913 webster

   4. same as navy blue.
      pjc

   navy bean. see bean.

   navy yard, a place set apart as a shore station for the use
      of the navy. it often contains all the mechanical and
      other appliences for building and equipping war vessels
      and training their crews.
      1913 webster
see also:
navies nave navy blue navy bean bean navy yard 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bean \bean\ b=en, n. oe. bene, as. be'an; akin to d.
   boon, g. bohne, ohg. p=ona, icel. baun, dan. b"onne, sw.
   b"ona, and perh. to russ. bob, l. faba.
   1. bot. a name given to the seed of certain leguminous
      herbs, chiefly of the genera faba, phaseolus, and
      dolichos; also, to the herbs.
      1913 webster

   note: the origin and classification of many kinds are still
         doubtful. among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and
         china bean, included in dolichos sinensis; black
         egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, dolichos lablab; the
         common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and
         pole beans, all included in phaseolus vulgaris; the
         lower bush bean, phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus;
         lima bean, phaseolus lunatus; spanish bean and
         scarlet runner, phaseolus multiflorus; windsor bean,
         the common bean of england, faba vulgaris.
         1913 webster as an article of food beans are classed
         with vegetables.
         1913 webster

   2. the popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more
      or less resembling true beans.
      1913 webster

   bean aphis zool., a plant louse aphis fabae which
      infests the bean plant.

   bean fly zool., a fly found on bean flowers.

   bean goose zool., a species of goose anser segetum.
      

   bean weevil zool., a small weevil that in the larval
      state destroys beans. the american species is bruchus
      fabae.

   florida bean bot., the seed of mucuna urens, a west
      indian plant. the seeds are washed up on the florida
      shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.

   ignatius bean, or st. ignatius's bean bot., a species
      of strychnos.

   navy bean, the common dried white bean of commerce;
      probably so called because an important article of food in
      the navy.

   pea bean, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the
      edible white bean; -- so called from its size.

   sacred bean. see under sacred.

   screw bean. see under screw.

   sea bean.
      a same as florida bean.
      b a red bean of unknown species used for ornament.

   tonquin bean, or tonka bean, the fragrant seed of
      dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree.

   vanilla bean. see under vanilla.
      1913 webster
see also:
faba phaseolus dolichos dolichos sinensis dolichos lablab phaseolus vulgaris 
phaseolus lunatus phaseolus multiflorus faba vulgaris bean aphis aphis fabae 
bean fly bean goose anser segetum bean weevil bruchus fabae 
florida bean mucuna urens ignatius bean st. ignatius's bean strychnos 
navy bean pea bean sacred bean sacred screw bean 
screw sea bean tonquin bean tonka bean dipteryx odorata 
vanilla bean vanilla 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

navy bean
     n : white-seeded bean; usually dried syn: pea bean, white
         bean
see also:
pea bean white bean 

Bean >> B Words
Bean, definition of term: Bean
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Navy >> N Words
Navy, definition of term: Navy
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Navy Blue >> N Words
Navy Blue, definition of term: Navy Blue
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Bean Tree >> B Words
Bean Tree, definition of term: Bean Tree
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Lima Bean >> L Words
Lima Bean, definition of term: Lima Bean
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Mung Bean >> M Words
Mung Bean, definition of term: Mung Bean
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Jelly Bean >> J Words
Jelly Bean, definition of term: Jelly Bean
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Green Bean >> G Words
Green Bean, definition of term: Green Bean
green+bean_pag1.html

Bush Bean >> B Words
Bush Bean, definition of term: Bush Bean
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Butter Bean >> B Words
Butter Bean, definition of term: Butter Bean
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