1. Immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
   "He steamed fresh green beans to serve as a side dish"; "The salad included blanched green beans for added crunch"
    
2. A common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods
   "She harvested fresh green beans from her garden for dinner"
    
3. Seed of the mung bean plant used for food
   "They sprouted green beans for a healthy addition to salads";
   - mung bean, mung, green gram, golden gram, moong, mash bean, munggo, green soy, moong bean

Derived forms: green beans

Type of: bean, common bean, common bean plant, edible bean, fresh bean, Phaseolus vulgaris

Part of: genus Phaseolus, mung, mung bean, mung bean plant, Phaseolus, Phaseolus aureus, Vigna radiata

Encyclopedia: Green bean