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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Try installing some shade cloth to improve your harvest. Check your green beans and summer squash daily and harvest them while still tender. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2025 Whip up a stir fry with carrots, green beans, and mushrooms for a simple dinner. Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 24 July 2025 With all the great fresh produce — tomatoes, peppers, green beans, corn, basil — a menu like this one can come together with very little effort. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 July 2025 Her grandparents had a big vegetable garden and canned their own green beans and tomatoes. Sid Evans, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 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 2 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

green bean

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