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bush bean

bush bean

1 3.3
A low-growing bean plant that forms a compact shape and does not need support
  • noun
  • /bʌʃ biːn/
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  • Make sure to plant your bush bean seeds in a sunny spot for the best growth.
  • crops like bush beans
  • bed of bush beans
  • bush bean seeds

We got jade bean, we got provider bean, Blue Lake Bush bean, and another packet of jade beans.

Examples

  • I grew last year, which produced all summer long and were delicious, but harvesting bush beans was really hard on my back.

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  • In the garden, I planted a variety of bush beans that don't need any support.

  • I have a second bed that is planted with bush beans, and we'll flip

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  • Pole beans produce way more beans in the same ground square footage than bush beans, so focus on them.

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  • There are shelling beans, Bush beans and pole beans.

  • There we've got Jade Bush bean, another very productive green bean.

  • After harvesting, rinse the bush beans thoroughly before cooking them.

Synonyms

bean
vsbush bean
512 1.0

An edible seed or pod from plants like peas and lentils used for food

refers specifically to the plant form that grows low and requires no staking
bean plant
vsbush bean
1 1.4

A plant that produces beans you can eat

is a narrower plant type defined by its low unsupported growth habit
butter-bean plant
vsbush bean
  • US
4.5

A bush that grows small flat beans you can eat, often served as a vegetable

is the general type that grows in a low compact form without supports
common bean plant
vsbush bean
2.4

A climbing or bushy vegetable that produces edible beans

focuses specifically on the low compact form needing no supports

How Climbing

pole bean
1 3.8
runner bean
  • UK
1 3.7
bush bean
1 3.3

Surface Forms

bush bean singular
bush beans plural

Morphology

bush + bean

The sense 'a bean that grows in a bushy form' is directly composed from 'bush' (a small woody plant; bushy growth) + 'bean' (a legume), so the meaning is transparently predictable from the constituents. Noun–noun compounding of this type is common in English (compare 'pole bean') and cross‑linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the term.

Etymology

Bush bean gets its name from how the plant grows: it makes a low, leafy bush instead of long vines, so the bean pods stay on a small, bushy plant. That's why the name means a bean that 'does not need a trellis or other support'.