French bean

noun

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

Origin of French bean

First recorded in 1545–55

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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 plantSee also haricot

Also called: dwarf bean, kidney bean

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012