pole bean

noun

1. any vinelike variety of bean that is trained to grow upright on a pole, trellis, fence, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pole bean¹

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70

Example Sentences

A morning-glory or a hop-vine or a pole-bean winds around its support in the same course, and cannot be made to wind in any other.

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