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snap bean

n.

See string bean.

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snap bean

n US and Canadian

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various bean plants that are cultivated in the US for their crisp edible unripe pods

2. (Cookery) the pod of such a plant See also string bean

[so called because the pods are broken into pieces for eating]

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Noun

1.

snap bean - tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections snap green bean - immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable