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yard-long bean

yard-long bean (plural yard-long beans)


noun 
Definition:
 
long thin edible pod: the long thin edible pod produced by a type of cowpea. Native to: South Asia.  Latin name Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis.

[Because it reaches up to a yard (nearly a meter) in length]
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