green bean

noun

the immature green pod of the kidney bean, eaten as a vegetable.

Also called string bean, stringless bean.

Origin

1940-45, Americanism

Examples from the web for green bean

The seedpods of the plant have the texture of a fine green bean and burst with acidity.
Some of its more unique offerings include a fried green bean appetizer, bison burger and beer barbecued pork ribs.
Modify a green bean sheller to shell vegetable soybeans and a bean sizing equipment for grading vegetable soybeans without pod.
The pale green bean is meatier and sweeter than the dark green bean, which has a less delicate taste.

British Dictionary definitions for green bean

noun

any bean plant, such as the French bean, having narrow green edible pods when unripe