green bean

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [green been]
- /grin bin/
- /ɡriːn biːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green been]
- /grin bin/

Definitions of green bean words

noun green bean the immature green pod of the kidney bean, eaten as a vegetable. 1
noun plural green bean legume: French bean 1
countable noun green bean Green beans are long narrow beans that are eaten as a vegetable. 0
noun green bean any bean plant, such as the French bean, having narrow green edible pods when unripe 0
noun green bean a variety of kidney bean with long, narrow green pods 0
noun green bean the edible immature seed pod of this 0

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Origin of green bean

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Green bean

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green bean popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

green bean usage trend in Literature

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