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Kentucky wonder

Kentucky wonder

5.6
A climbing bean plant with many long flat green pods for eating
  • noun
  • /kənˈtʌki ˈwʌndər/
  • US
translation icon : Kentucky wonder
  • Many gardeners prefer Kentucky Wonder beans because they produce a high yield of delicious green pods.

Some beans, Oriental yard long bean, Blue Lake pole bean, Blue Lake Bush bean, Kentucky wonder pole bean.

Examples

  • I really like my beans and I got some Cherokee wax, some burpee stringless, some Kentucky wonder pole beans.

  • I also did a video on them Kentucky wonder pole beans and dark green zucchini.

  • The garden was filled with Kentucky Wonder beans, known for their long, flat pods and exceptional flavor.

  • If you're looking for tasty green beans, try planting Kentucky Wonder in your vegetable garden this year.

Synonyms

Kentucky wonder bean
vsKentucky wonder
  • US
4.4

A green bean with long flat pods grown for its good taste

refers to the whole plant variety rather than only the edible pods

Surface Forms

Kentucky wonder singular
Kentucky wonders plural

Morphology

Kentucky + wonder

The phrase literally combines a place name 'Kentucky' and 'wonder' (something remarkable), so a B1 learner would likely infer it denotes a notable thing associated with Kentucky. However, the specific reference to a particular variety of green bean (horticultural cultivar) is not directly deducible from the constituents alone and requires world/cultural knowledge, so the transparency is partial.

Etymology

Kentucky wonder probably comes from Kentucky, where farmers were amazed by how many long, tasty pods the plants gave, so they called the bean a 'wonder'. So today Kentucky wonder means this very productive green bean variety.