
Pod vegetables are a type of
fruit vegetables where
pods are often eaten when they are still green.
Such plants as
green bean
Green beans are young, unripe fruits of various cultivars of the common bean ('' Phaseolus vulgaris''), although immature or young pods of the runner bean ('' Phaseolus coccineus''), yardlong bean ( ''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''sesquipedali ...
s or ''
Lotus tetragonolobus'' in the family Fabaceae, or
okra
Okra or Okro (, ), ''Abelmoschus esculentus'', known in many English-speaking countries as ladies' fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It has edible green seed pods. The geographical origin of okra is disputed, with sup ...
s in the family Malvaceae are examples of pod vegetables.
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