wax bean

noun

: a kidney bean with pods that turn creamy yellow to bright yellow when mature enough for use as snap beans

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Red Kuri squash with stracciatella and hazelnut, Halibut with wax beans and Jonah crab butter, and a crowd-pleasing dessert in the form of a Churro ice cream sandwich with vanilla ice cream and Cajeta caramel sauce. — Freya Drohan, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024 Avocado, mint, and wax beans really round this one out. — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 5 July 2023

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1897, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wax bean was in 1897

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wax bean

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: a kidney bean with pods that are yellow when ripe for use as snap beans
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