green bean

Types:

haricot

a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans

Type of:

Phaseolus vulgaris, common bean, common bean plant

the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods

Types:

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snap, snap bean

tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections

string bean

green beans with strings that must be removed

Kentucky wonder, Kentucky wonder bean

flat-podded green bean

English runner bean, runner bean, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean

long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

French bean, haricot vert, haricots verts

very small and slender green bean

Type of:

fresh bean

beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried