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

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There’s a whisper of fish sauce in a side of green beans. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 6 July 2025 Mac and cheese offered a rare moment of comfort food familiarity, flanked by green beans, fruit, juice and a hamburger bun with matching hotdog buns. Danielle Bacher, People.com, 3 July 2025 Dinners are served with rice pilaf, green beans, a small Greek salad and bread. Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 The process starts in the summer when healthy red mangroves drop propagules, which look like green beans. Christina Kelso, New York Times, 24 June 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 10 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

green bean

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