green bean

noun

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

Examples of green bean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Guests can also order grill kits, which include either steak or chicken along with green beans, mac and cheese, and baked beans, all to be cooked on your private grill. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

But even green beans and peppers can grow a little limp in the sun. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

The side dishes are traditional green beans, corn, potato salad, cole slaw, mac-and-cheese and ranch beans. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

Blanching vegetables like corn, green beans and broccoli for 30 to 60 seconds in boiling water, then plunging them into an ice bath before freezing, stops the enzyme activity that causes freezer burn and off-flavors. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for green bean

• agin
• alkene
• allene
• ameen
• amin
• arene
• athene
• baleen
• beeline
• benzene
• between
• bromine

Kids Definition

green bean

noun

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