green bean
noun
the immature green pod of the kidney bean, eaten as a vegetable.
Also called
string bean,
stringless bean.
Origin of green bean
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Words nearby green bean
green audit,
green bag,
green ban,
green bass,
green bay,
green bean,
green belt,
green beret,
green card,
green corn,
green crab
British Dictionary definitions for green bean
green bean
noun
any bean plant, such as the French bean, having narrow green edible pods when unripe