Description

Green beans (American English) or French beans (British English) also
called squeaky beans are the unripe fruits of any kind of bean,
including the yardlong bean, the hyacinth bean, the winged bean, and
especially the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), whose pods are also
usually called string beans in the northeastern United States, but
can also go by snap beans. Varieties have been bred especially for
the fleshiness, flavor, or sweetness of their pods. Smaller bean pods
are often referred to by the French name haricot verts. The pea is
also classed as a green bean in the USA.