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string bean

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string bean
n.
1.
a. A bushy or climbing tropical American plant (Phaseolus vulgaris) widely cultivated for its narrow green edible pods.
b. The green pod of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. Also called green bean, snap bean.
2. Slang A tall thin person.

string bean
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several bean plants, such as the scarlet runner, cultivated for their edible unripe pods See also green bean, wax bean
2. Informal a tall thin person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.string beanstring bean - green beans with strings that must be removed
green bean - immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
Translations
string bean nfagiolino
string bean nfagiolino


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No more can it be explained than can a human explain why, at luncheon to-day, he selects green peas and rejects string beans, when only yesterday he elected to choose string beans and to reject green peas.
 
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