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bean
Seed or pod of certain leguminous plants (see legume). The mature seeds of the principal food beans, except soybeans, are similar in composition, though they differ widely in eating quality. Rich in protein and providing moderate amounts of iron and vitamins B1 and B2, fresh or dried beans are used worldwide for cooking. Varieties differ greatly in size, shape, color, and tenderness of the immature pods. The common string, snap, or green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) of Central and S. Amer. origin is the dominant edible-podded bean in the U.S., second to the soybean in importance. Third in importance is the broad, or fava, bean (Vicia faba), the principal bean of Europe. The lima bean (P. limensis), of Central Amer. origin, is commercially important in few countries outside the Americas. The scarlet runner bean (P. coccineus) is native to the New World tropics and is grown in Europe for its attractive flowers and fleshy immature pods. The mung bean, or green gram (P. aureus), is native to India and grown extensively in the Orient for food.


kea
Large, stocky parrot (Nestor notabilis, subfamily Nestorinae) of New Zealand. The kea occasionally attacks sheep to get at the fat around the kidneys. It lives in mountain habitats and is known for its curious and playful character.


Keino
Kenyan distance runner. He was originally a goatherd, who trained for distance running in the hill country. At the high-altitude 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, he won a silver medal in the 5,000-m race and, in one of running's greatest upsets, a gold medal in the 1,500-m race, beating Jim Ryun of the U.S. At the 1972 Olympics, Keino won a silver medal in the 1,500-m and a gold in the 3,000-m steeplechase.


khan
Historically, the ruler or monarch of a Mongol tribe. Early on, a distinction was made between the title of khan and that of khakan, or Great Khan. Later, the term khan was adopted by the Seljuqs and the Khwarezm-Shah dynasty as a title for the highest nobility. Gradually it became an affix to the name of any Muslim property owner; today it is often used as a surname.


koan
In Zen Buddhism, a brief paradoxical statement or question used as a discipline in meditation. The effort to solve a koan is designed to exhaust the analytic intellect and the will, leaving the mind open for response on an intuitive level. There are about 1,700 traditional koans, which are based on anecdotes from ancient Zen masters. They include the well-known example "When both hands are clapped a sound is produced; listen to the sound of one hand clapping."


Arany
Hungarian epic poet. His main work is the trilogy of Toldi (1847), Toldi szerelme (1848-79; "Toldi's Love"), and Toldi est\u00e9 je (1854; "Toldi's Evening"). Recounting the adventures of a 14th-cent. youth of great physical strength, it was received with enthusiasm by a public craving a national literature of quality in a ...

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