green bean


noun
  1. the immature green pod of the kidney bean, eaten as a vegetable.

Origin of green bean

1
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

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British Dictionary definitions for green bean

green bean

noun
  1. any bean plant, such as the French bean, having narrow green edible pods when unripe

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