wax bean
nounDefinition of wax bean
: a kidney bean with pods that turn creamy yellow to bright yellow when mature enough for use as snap beans
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Meanwhile, in second large bowl, toss green and wax beans with 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Steak with Grilled Green Beans, Fennel & Farro," 9 Aug. 2019 In second large bowl, toss green and wax beans with 1/2 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt. — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, "Grilled Green Beans, Fennel, and Farro," 1 July 2019 In batches, cook green beans, yellow wax beans, and corn in boiling salted water until just tender, 3 minutes. — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, "Summer Bean, Corn, and Radish Salad," 25 July 2018 Romano beans are an Italian flat bean in the same family as garden variety string beans, which also counts fancy French haricots verts and yellow wax beans as siblings. — Christina Chaey, Bon Appetit, "Romanos Are the Queen of Snap Beans and I Want to Eat Them All," 29 May 2018 Rigatoni with yellow wax beans and gold tomatoes is saved from ordinariness by a very good pesto in which pistachios do the work of pine nuts. — Pete Wells, New York Times, "Lost in New York at Public Kitchen," 10 Oct. 2017 The sablefish had another light sauce, basically a tomato broth, with pearl couscous, Asian cabbage, clams and wax beans. — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, "Here's where to grab a fancy but fast dinner in Downtown Cincinnati," 3 Oct. 2017 Blue cheese and buttermilk bound the fresh favas, wax beans and haricot verts. — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, "Chef Jason Wilson expands to the Eastside with The Lakehouse," 14 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wax bean.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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