green bean

green bean

n.

See string bean.

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green bean

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any bean plant, such as the French bean, having narrow green edible pods when unripe

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	green bean - immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable fresh bean - beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried snap bean, snap - tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections string bean - green beans with strings that must be removed Kentucky wonder, Kentucky wonder bean - flat-podded green bean English runner bean, runner bean, scarlet runner bean, scarlet runner - long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain French bean, haricot vert, haricots verts - very small and slender green bean
	2.	green bean - a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods genus Phaseolus, Phaseolus - herbs of warm regions including most American beans common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris - the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods haricot - a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans