runner bean 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
   Phaseolus coccineus; Dutch case-knife bean; scarlet runner; scarlet runner bean; Phaseolus multiflorus.
   
2. noun long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
   scarlet runner; scarlet runner bean; English runner bean.
   

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