Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wax_bean

2 senses of wax bean

Sense 1
wax bean -- (a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod)
       => common bean, common bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris -- (the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods)

Sense 2
wax bean, yellow bean -- (snap beans with yellow pods)
       => fresh bean -- (beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried)