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bobby bean

bobby bean noun: a French bean that is larger than 8mm in diameter, typically from a variety such as Nerina, Bronco, or Paulista.

Noun

bobby bean (plural bobby beans)

  1. A French bean that is larger than 8mm in diameter, typically from a variety such as Nerina, Bronco, or Paulista.
    • Similarly, the recent boom in imports of fine beans from Egypt has been based on pre-existing capabilities in growing the less sophisticated bobby beans.2001, Oliver Morrissey, Igor Filatotchev, Globalisation and Trade, →ISBN
    • For the UK market, it is important to note that fine beans are only acceptable up to a maximum of 7-5.5mm diameter. Thus, in this market, fine beans range from 6 to 7.5mm and bobby beans must be at least 8.5mm. Any product between 7.5 and 8.5mm is hard to sell.2001, Commonwealth Secretariat, Guidelines for Exporters of Fruit and Vegetables to the European Markets, →ISBN

Forms of bobby bean

pluralbobby beans

Questions about bobby bean

What does bobby bean mean?
Bobby bean means a French bean that is larger than 8mm in diameter, typically from a variety such as Nerina, Bronco, or Paulista.
What part of speech is bobby bean?
Bobby bean is a noun.
What is the plural of bobby bean?
The plural of bobby bean is bobby beans.

Words near bobby bean in the dictionary

  1. bobbly
  2. bobbol
  3. Bobbs
  4. Bobbsey
  5. bobby
  6. bobby bean
  7. bobby beans
  8. bobby dazzler
  9. bobby dazzlers
  10. Bobby Joe
  11. bobby pin

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