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French bean

noun

  1. British. the pod of a green bean or wax bean, eaten as a vegetable.

French bean

noun

  1. a small twining bushy or annual bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris , with white or lilac flowers and slender green edible pods
  2. the pod of this plant See also haricot
“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 French bean1

First recorded in 1545–55
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Example Sentences

It is a species of French Bean, of which you eat the white bean itself instead of slicing up the pod.

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