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green bean

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Food, dish, Plants
ˌgreen ˈbean noun [countable]  green_beans.jpg DFFHBPa long thin green vegetable which is picked before the beans inside it grow 四季豆,青刀豆 SYN British English French bean4  See picture of 见图 VEGETABLE5 see picture at 见图 vegetable1
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green bean
ˌgreen ˈbean noun [countable]

a long thin green vegetable which is picked before the beans inside it grow
   SYN  French bean British English


green beanBrE /ˌɡriːn ˈbiːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɡriːn ˈbiːn/ 🔊 (BrE also ˌFrench ˈbean) (NAmE also ˌstring ˈbean) noun
a type of bean which is a long thin green pod , cooked and eaten whole as a vegetable 青刀豆;四季豆