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
Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans.
4.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
Vegetables: Calabaza, chayote, cherry tomato, collards, dasheen, lima bean, snap bean, Malabar spinach, malanga, New Zealand spinach, okra, hot pepper, roselle, Seminole pumpkin, Southern pea, sweet potato, tamarillo, yam and yard-long bean.
4.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 Apr. 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
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
Vegetables: Boniato, calabaza, chayote, cherry tomatoes, dasheen, malanga, okra, roselle, southern peas, Seminole pumpkin, sweet cassava, sweet potatoes and yard-long beans.
4.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 May 2018
Vegetables: Calabaza, chayote, cherry tomato, collards, dasheen, lima bean, snap bean, Malabar spinach, malanga, New Zealand spinach, okra, hot pepper, roselle, Seminole pumpkin, Southern pea, sweet potato, tamarillo, yam and yard-long bean.
4.
—Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 Apr. 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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