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green bean

noun

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


green bean

noun

  1. any bean plant, such as the French bean, having narrow green edible pods when unripe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of green bean1

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
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Example Sentences

Officials later confirmed his last meal was four pieces of fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes with gravy, biscuits, cheesecake and sweet tea.

From BBC

"He loved to be out in the garden with his grandfather, picking green beans. He was a charming boy, Mathis," she adds.

From BBC

You may wind up with three kinds of dressing and more green bean casserole than any group of eight could ever consume, but making room for other people’s family traditions is an act of love.

From Salon

I used mine to cut a bouquet outside, deftly harvest some green beans, lemons and eggplants, and even cut finger-sized branches with ease.

Moon gives the example of a food bank that receives a call from a farmer with excess green beans.

From Salon

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