yard-long bean
noun
: the edible 1- to 3-foot (0.3- to 0.9-meter) long thin stringless pod of a south Asian plant of a subspecies (Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis) of the cowpea
also
: the plant
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Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, cherry tomato, okra, Southern pea, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, roselle, sweet potato and yard-long bean; start transplants of eggplant, peppers and tomatoes from seed in mid-July 4.
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Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 June 2021
Use frozen green beans if fresh or yard-long beans are unavailable.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019
Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, cherry tomato, okra, Southern pea, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, roselle, sweet potato and yard-long bean; start transplants of eggplant, peppers and tomatoes from seed in mid July.
4.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
Asia was home to adzuki, soybeans, winged beans, mung and urad dal, and Africa produced cowpeas, yard-long beans, pigeon peas, Dolichos lablab beans and black-eyed peas.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 14 Mar. 2018
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Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 June 2021
Use frozen green beans if fresh or yard-long beans are unavailable.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019
Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, cherry tomato, okra, Southern pea, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, roselle, sweet potato and yard-long bean; start transplants of eggplant, peppers and tomatoes from seed in mid July.
4.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 June 2018
Asia was home to adzuki, soybeans, winged beans, mung and urad dal, and Africa produced cowpeas, yard-long beans, pigeon peas, Dolichos lablab beans and black-eyed peas.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 14 Mar. 2018
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