green bean
noun
the immature green pod of the kidney bean, eaten as a vegetable.
green beans
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pluralof green bean.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere in Italy that means meatloaf; in cost-conscious Genoa, it means a combination of boiled green beans and potatoes, ground down and combined with cheese, eggs and fresh herbs, and then baked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"They like green beans but not by themselves, so we just fry them in a little bit of butter and dip in breadcrumbs. The same with cauliflower and lots of other vegetables," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Across the city in a suburb of Beirut, kitchen shelves were stacked with sauces and tins crowded the walls as volunteers prepared green beans and fried rice balls.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Rosario, the foreman’s wife, had woken up at 4:30 a.m., as she always does, to make the couple a lunch of homemade tortillas, green beans and refried beans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025
Nana tossed creamed corn and green beans and artichoke hearts into our cart.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
