scarlet runner Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
   runner bean; Phaseolus coccineus; Dutch case-knife bean; scarlet runner bean; Phaseolus multiflorus.
   
2. noun hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers
   Kennedia prostrata; running postman.
   
3. noun long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
   runner bean; scarlet runner bean; English runner bean.
   

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