green bean

noun

: a kidney bean that is used as a snap bean when the pods are colored green

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Golden paneer stir-fried with green beans, creamy burrata and cabbage salad, and Halloumi meatballs with tomato sauce. Chris Morocco, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2025 After a morning in the surf, Cape Weligama’s open-air Ocean Terrace restaurant offered a feast: thick, creamy buffalo curd served with coconut treacle; baskets of lacy, crisp egg hoppers; fragrant green bean yellow curry served with regional red rice and crispy pappadums. Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025 Combs was served steak and cheese subs on hot dog buns, baked potatoes, green beans and margarine for dinner on New Year’s Eve. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025 Get the Recipe 06 of 25 Fried Pork Chops With Cream Gravy Served with mashed sweet potatoes, green beans, and biscuits, this dish will transport you to way back when. Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for green bean 

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of green bean was in 1526

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“Green bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/green%20bean. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

green bean

noun
: a kidney bean with the pods green when ready for harvest
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