pole bean

noun

: a cultivated bean that is usually trained to grow upright on supports

Examples of pole bean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There was also a pretty, sculptural tangle of pole beans left squeaky crisp and starkly vegetal. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024

Full sun, at least six to eight hours per day Green Beans There are two types of green beans: push and pole beans. —Katie Boué, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024

Both bush beans and pole beans can be grown near carrots, but pole beans need trellising to keep sprawling vines from competing with carrots for light. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2024

Tomatoes, pole beans, cucumbers, and squashes can all be trellised. —Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024

Good candidates for direct sowing would be bush or pole beans, lettuce and other green leafy vegetables, radishes, peas, carrots, summer and winter squash, cucumbers, and corn. —Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2024

This quick and easy recipe pairs blanched pole beans with snappy radish slices. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023

Plant bush beans, which mature a little faster than pole beans (which must have support, such as a trellis, to grow vertically). —Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Aug. 2023

Both types are fast-growing, though pole beans produce for a slightly longer period. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 12 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1770, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pole bean

noun

: a cultivated bean with long coiling stems that is usually trained to grow upright on supports