French bean


noun
  1. British. the pod of a green bean or wax bean, eaten as a vegetable.

Origin of French bean

1
First recorded in 1545–55

Words Nearby French bean

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How to use French bean in a sentence

  • It is a species of French bean, of which you eat the white bean itself instead of slicing up the pod.

    A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur Bright

British Dictionary definitions for French bean

French bean

noun
  1. a small twining bushy or annual bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris, with white or lilac flowers and slender green edible pods

  2. the pod of this plant: See also haricot

  • Also called: dwarf bean, kidney bean

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