French bean
noun
British. the pod of a green bean or wax bean, eaten as a vegetable.
Origin of French bean
1First 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
a small twining bushy or annual bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris, with white or lilac flowers and slender green edible pods
the pod of this plant: See also haricot
- Also called: dwarf bean, kidney bean
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