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yardlong bean

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A vigorous climbing annual vine (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods with uses very similar to that of a green bean.

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Across languages

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22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: hantak — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Central Bikol: balatong — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 豆角 (dòujiǎo) — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Dutch: kousenband — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Finnish: parsapapu — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • French: dolique asperge — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • French: haricot kilomètre — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • German: Spargelbohne — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Ancient Greek: δόλιχος (dólikhos) — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Ilocano: utong — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Indonesian: kacang panjang — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Japanese: 十六大角豆 (juuroku-sasage) — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Kapampangan: kamangyang — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Khmer: សណ្ដែកកួរ (sɑndaek kuə) — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Korean: 갓끈동부 (gatkkeundongbu) — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Malay: kacang panjang — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Brunei Malay: kacang panjang — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Portuguese: feijão-chicote — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Spanish: judía de metro — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Tagalog: sitaw — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Thai: ถั่วฝักยาว (thua fak yao) — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
  • Vietnamese: đậu đũa — Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis