French bean

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of French bean¹

First recorded in 1545–55