green bean
noun
the immature green pod of the kidney bean, eaten as a vegetable.
Nearby words
green audit, green bag, green ban, green bass, green bay, green bean, green belt, green beret, green card, green corn, green crab
Origin of green bean
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Also called string bean, stringless bean.
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British Dictionary definitions for green bean
green bean
noun
any bean plant, such as the French bean, having narrow green edible pods when unripe
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