Phaseolus vulgaris wax bean (Common names)

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Phaseolus vulgaris (Common names)

Phaseolus vulgaris French bean (Common names)

Phaseolus vulgaris runner bean (Common names)

Phaseolus vulgaris bush bean (Common names)

Phaseolus vulgaris climbing bean (Common names)

Phaseolus vulgaris dry bean (Common names)

Phaseolus vulgaris pop bean (Common names)

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Names in common use


  • English: wax bean
  • German: Wachsbohne
  • Dutch: wasboon; boterboon (B)
  • Swedish: vaxböna (pl. vaxbönor)
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  • French: haricot beurre
  • Italian: fagiolino burro
  • Spanish: judía mantecosa
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Sources and commentaries

Wax beans are the immature pods of yellow beans of round section. The name is usually at the plural form. It is a commercial product in France, but is not known or distinguished from French beans in all countries. MC