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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
Noun
same as runner bean
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 njudía verde, habichuela
string bean nharicot vert
string bean string ngrüne Bohne f
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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