- fresh bean
- nounbeans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried• Hypernyms: ↑common bean• Hyponyms: ↑green bean, ↑wax bean, ↑yellow bean, ↑shell bean
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fresh bean
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common bean — noun 1. the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods • Syn: ↑common bean plant, ↑Phaseolus vulgaris • Hypernyms: ↑bush bean • Hyponyms: ↑kidney bean, ↑frijol, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
green bean — noun 1. immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑fresh bean • Hyponyms: ↑snap bean, ↑snap, ↑string bean, ↑Kentucky wonder, ↑Kentucky wond … Useful english dictionary
shell bean — noun 1. a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod • Syn: ↑shell bean plant • Hypernyms: ↑bean, ↑bean plant • Hyponyms: ↑lima bean, ↑lima bean plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wax bean — noun 1. a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod • Hypernyms: ↑common bean, ↑common bean plant, ↑Phaseolus vulgaris • Member Holonyms: ↑Phaseolus, ↑genus Phaseolus 2. snap beans with yellow pods … Useful english dictionary
yellow bean — noun snap beans with yellow pods • Syn: ↑wax bean • Hypernyms: ↑fresh bean … Useful english dictionary
