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green bean

noun

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

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Peas have more than four times the amount of protein that green beans do. Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Nov. 2025 While mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and mac and cheese might be the most popular dishes to pass around the table, the spreads of decades ago looked very different. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025 The Thanksgiving Heat & Serve Turkey n’ Dressing Meal is offered in-store and to-go with roasted turkey breast, cornbread dressing and gravy, green beans, sweet potato casserole, cranberry relish and rolls. Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025 Each dinner is served with mashed potatoes & gravy, carrots, green beans, a dinner roll, and your choice of pumpkin pie, pecan pie, or apple pie slice. Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for green bean

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

green bean

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