green bean green·bean uncommon noun 1. immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable Synonymsgreen bean 2. a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods Synonymsgreen bean Related words Broader terms fresh beancommon bean Narrower terms snap beanstring beanKentucky wonderscarlet runnerharicot vertharicot Parts Phaseolus WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
