French bean
noun
1.
British.
the pod of a green bean or wax bean, eaten as a vegetable.
Origin
1545-55
British Dictionary definitions for
French bean
French bean
noun
1.
a small twining bushy or annual bean plant,
Phaseolus vulgaris
, with white or lilac flowers and slender green edible pods
2.
the pod of this plant
See also
haricot
Also called
dwarf bean,
kidney bean