"flat bean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flat beans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flat bean (plural flat beans)
  1. The immature and green edible pod of a variety of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, that has relatively flat pods. Synonyms: helda bean, Romano bean, runner bean Translations (immature edible flat pods of a variety of the common bean): snijboon [feminine] (Dutch), fasola szparagowa płaska [feminine] (Polish), çalı fasulyesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-flat_bean-en-noun-BP9AmkSK Categories (other): Phaseolus beans Disambiguation of Phaseolus beans: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'immature edible flat pods of a variety of the common bean': 94 6
  2. A normal coffee bean (with a flat side), as opposed to a more oval peaberry.
    Sense id: en-flat_bean-en-noun-39QsGqiw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 35 65

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