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yellow wax beans

yellow wax beans is the plural of yellow wax bean.

Meaning of yellow wax bean

Noun

yellow wax bean (plural yellow wax beans)

  1. A tender-crisp, stringless variety of snap bean lacking chlorophyll, Phaseolus vulgaris, characterized by their bright yellow pods and mild, slightly sweet flavor.
    • The yellow wax bean is not a good seller when canned, the trade demanding a green bean, tender, and of a size known in common parlance as the rat tail.1915, Progressive Farmer Company (publisher), “For Our Club Girls, Mrs. McKimmon Tells About Canning String Beans”, in Progressive Farmer, volume 30, page 19

Questions about yellow wax beans

What is yellow wax beans the plural of?
Yellow wax beans is the plural of yellow wax bean.

Words near yellow wax beans in the dictionary

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  4. yellow waterlily
  5. yellow wax bean
  6. yellow wax beans
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