WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈstring ˌbean, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Plant Biologya kind of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food.
- Plant Biologysnap bean.
- a tall, thin person.
string′ bean′,
- Plant Biologyany of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.
- Plant Biologythe pod itself.
- [Informal.]a tall, thin person.
- 1750–60, American.
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