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string bean

 
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–noun
1. any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
2. the pod itself.
3. Informal. a tall, thin person.
Origin:
1750–60, Americanism

green bean

 
–noun
the immature green pod of the kidney bean, eaten as a vegetable.
Also called string bean, stringless bean.

Origin:
1940–45, Americanism
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string bean  
n.  

    1. A bushy or climbing tropical American plant (Phaseolus vulgaris) widely cultivated for its narrow green edible pods.

    2. The green pod of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. Also called green bean, snap bean.

  2. Slang A tall thin person.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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