French bean

American  

noun

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

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French bean British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of French bean

First recorded in 1545–55

Example Sentences

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French bean

Haricot, har′i-ko, -kot, n. a kind of ragout or stew of mutton and beans or other vegetables: the kidney-bean or French bean.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Gilbert, again, in Patience has a reference to "a not-too-French French bean" that suggests a ribald estimate of this family of plants.

From The Pleasures of Ignorance by Lynd, Robert

It is found particularly so to those of the forced French bean, melon; peach, vine, cherry, currant, and some other kinds.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

After all, when Bunthorne asked for a not-too-French French bean he showed more commonsense than he intended.

From Books and Characters French and English by Strachey, Giles Lytton

The kidney bean, French bean, or haricot is the Phaseŏlus vulgāris, a well-known culinary vegetable.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various