green bean

/grin bin/

/grin bin/

Other forms: green beans

Definitions of green bean

1. noun

   a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods
   types:

   haricot

   a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans

   type of:

   Phaseolus vulgaris, common bean, common bean plant

   the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods
2. noun

   immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
   types:

   snap, snap bean

   tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

   string bean

   green beans with strings that must be removed

   Kentucky wonder, Kentucky wonder bean

   flat-podded green bean

   English runner bean, runner bean, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean

   long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

   French bean, haricot vert, haricots verts

   very small and slender green bean

   type of:

   fresh bean

   beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried