string bean
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string bean
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Named for the tough, fibrous string running along the length of the pod (even though it is not present in some modern varieties).
noun string beans · stringbean · string-bean
- Any long, slender green bean. Summer squashes almost in their golden blossom; cucumbers, now evincing a tendency to spread away from the main stock, and ramble far and wide; two or three rows of string-beans and as many more that were about to festoon themselves on poles;
- A common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
- An immature runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
- A yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis)
- A hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
- A tall and thin person. My way o’ doing things suits me, and I don’t figure on changing it for you or any other half-baked young string-bean.
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noun a long, slender variety of green bean
| Español | vainica, habichuela |
|---|---|
| Français | haricot vert |
| Italiano | fagiolino |
| Ελληνικά | αμπελοφάσουλο ampelofásoulo |
| Română | fasole lunguiață, fasole verde |
| Русский | стручко́вая фасо́ль stručkóvaja fasólʹ, волокни́стая фасо́ль voloknístaja fasólʹ |
noun tall and thin person
| Español | larguirucho |
|---|---|
| Português | trinca-espinhas |
| Français | échalas |
| Italiano | spilungone |
| Română | lungan, găligan |
| Русский | жердь žerdʹ |
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