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pole bean

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pole bean
n.
Any of various cultivated climbing beans that grow on poles or supports.
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Noun1.pole bean - a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis
bean plant, bean - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
Dutch case-knife bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus, runner bean, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean - tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain


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Yet you would not consider trying to culture morning glories, black-eyed Susan vines, pole beans, grapes, Boston ivies, clematis, or dozens of other vines without support.
A climbing pole bean can produce more food per square foot of dirt than most any crop -- because it grows up.
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