derives from green bean food product edible bean pod green bean pod https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5275-8866 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_bean An unripe, young fruit of various cultivars of a common bean plant (Phaseolus vulgaris). French bean Immature or young pods of the runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), yardlong bean (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis), and hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus) are used in a similar way. SIREN DB annotation: * whole, natural shape FOODON:03430150 * not heat-treated FOODON:03440003 * pod containing small, immature seed FOODON:03420169 green bean snap bean snaps string bean stringless bean haricot vert pole bean pod green bean plant ready for release