French bean
noun
British. the pod of a green bean or wax bean, eaten as a vegetable.
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Origin of French bean
First recorded in 1545–55
Words nearby French bean
frenate, French, French Academy, French and Indian War, French arch, French bean, French bed, French bread, French Broad, French bulldog, French Cameroons
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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
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