wax bean

/wæks bin/

Other forms: wax beans

Definitions of wax bean

1. noun

   a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod
   type of:

   Phaseolus vulgaris, common bean, common bean plant

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

   snap beans with yellow pods
   synonyms: yellow bean

   type of:

   fresh bean

   beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried