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French bean
noun
- British. the pod of a green bean or wax bean, eaten as a vegetable.
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of French bean1
First recorded in 1545–55
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Example Sentences
It is a species of French Bean, of which you eat the white bean itself instead of slicing up the pod.
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