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  • noun The immature pods of any kind of bean plant, eaten as a vegetable.
  • noun The immature pods of numerous varieties of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris.

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  • noun immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
  • noun a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods

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