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fine bean

fine bean noun: a French bean that is narrower than 7.5 to 9mm in diameter, typically from a species such as Monel, Garonnel, Amy, Masai, Longio, or Paulista.

Noun

fine bean (plural fine beans)

  1. A French bean that is narrower than 7.5 to 9mm in diameter, typically from a species such as Monel, Garonnel, Amy, Masai, Longio, or Paulista.
    • 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
    • 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

Forms of fine bean

pluralfine beans

Questions about fine bean

What does fine bean mean?
Fine bean means a French bean that is narrower than 7.5 to 9mm in diameter, typically from a species such as Monel, Garonnel, Amy, Masai, Longio, or Paulista.
What part of speech is fine bean?
Fine bean is a noun.
What is the plural of fine bean?
The plural of fine bean is fine beans.

Words near fine bean in the dictionary

  1. fine artist
  2. fine artists
  3. fine arts
  4. fine as frog hair
  5. fine as frog's hair
  6. fine bean
  7. fine beans
  8. fine casual
  9. fine champagne
  10. fine champagnes
  11. fine chemical

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