snap bean

noun

: a bean grown primarily for its long pods that are cooked as a vegetable while young and tender and before the seeds have become enlarged compare shell bean

Examples of snap bean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More than 40 vegetables are grown commercially in the state, which ranks in the top three on production value of tomato, bell pepper, snap bean, squash, cabbage and cucumber, according to the University of Florida. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024 Vegetables: Cantaloupe, collard, corn, cucumber, eggplant, lima bean, okra, pepper, pumpkin, snap bean, southern pea, squash, tomato and watermelon 4. Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024 The pods can be harvested after about 70 days for cooking as snap beans or allowed to dry on the vine. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024 Early plantings include lima bean, snap bean, corn, cucumber, eggplant, pepper, southern pea, rhubarb, squash, and tomato; End of the month crops include broccoli, cabbage, celery, collard, endive, lettuce, mustard, onion, radish, strawberry and turnip 4. Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Aug. 2021 Plant southern peas by seed to harvest as snap beans. Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 14 May 2020 Readiness for harvest as green beans (snap beans) relates only to the thickness, or in the case of flat-pod varieties, the width of the pods. Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com, 2 Aug. 2019 They are found on cowpeas, lima beans, snap beans, soybeans in most states east of the Mississippi River as well as parts of Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, and Utah. The Editors, Good Housekeeping, 10 July 2018 Get ready for warm-season veggies: Begin planting warm-season vegetables, such as tomatoes and bell peppers (use transplants for these two), cucumbers, corn, snap beans and squash over the next couple of weeks. NOLA.com, 3 Mar. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1770, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snap bean was in 1770

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“Snap bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snap%20bean. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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snap bean

noun
: a bean grown primarily for its long pods that are cooked as a vegetable while they are still young and tender and before their seeds have become enlarged compare shell bean
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