Definition of Snap bean

1. Noun. Tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections.

Exact synonyms: Snap
Generic synonyms: Green Bean

Definition of Snap bean

1. Noun. The unripe or green edible fruitpod of a bean plant such as the legume ''Phaseolus vulgaris''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snap Bean

snakey
snakier
snakiest
snakily
snakiness
snakinesses
snaking
snakingly
snakings
snakish
snaky
snap-link
snap-shot
snap at
snap bean (current term)
snap cap
snap fastener
snap finger
snap in
snap inhale
snap inhales
snap it up
snap judgment
snap line
snap of a finger
snap off
snap one's fingers
snap out of
snap pea

Literary usage of Snap bean

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1909)
"The Snap-Bean Farm would be but a ridiculous parody on the Sabine Farm, were not the modern title firmly grounded in truth; it is really and literally a ..."

2. Report by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Botanical Dept (1908)
"The plants of Station snap bean No. 2 ("Longfellow-White Marrowfat") early ... (6) "There was strong growth and free fruiting with the Station snap bean No. ..."

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