Pod vegetables are a type of

fruit vegetable Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, ...

s 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. ''sesquipedalis ...

s or ''

Lotus tetragonolobus ''Lotus purpureus'', known as asparagus-pea or winged pea, is an annual legume, leguminous herb native to the countries around the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean, although introduced elsewhere. It is low growing, and produces a profusion of pr ...

'' 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 su ...

s in the family Malvaceae are examples of pod vegetables.

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