Meanings
nounflat bean (plural flat beans)
plural flat beans
- The immature and green edible pod of a variety of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, that has relatively flat pods.
Flat beans tend to take longer to cook than other varieties of green beans.
Synonyms: helda bean, Romano bean, runner bean
- A normal coffee bean (with a flat side), as opposed to a more oval peaberry.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe immature and green edible pod of a variety of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, that has relatively flat pods.
Also see
Translations
Dutch snijboon
- snijboonimmature edible flat pods of a variety of the common bean
Polish fasola szparagowa płaska
- fasola szparagowa płaskaimmature edible flat pods of a variety of the common bean
Turkish çalı fasulyesi
- çalı fasulyesiimmature edible flat pods of a variety of the common bean
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flat bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flat%20bean
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Chicago
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