Noun: scarlet runner 'skaa(r)-lut 'rú-nu(r)
- Tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
"Scarlet runners are grown both for their ornamental flowers and edible beans"; "scarlet runner beans are grown both for their ornamental flowers and edible beans";
- scarlet runner bean, Dutch case-knife bean, runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus
- Long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favourite in Britain
"The garden produced an abundance of scarlet runners"; "The garden produced an abundance of scarlet runner beans";
- scarlet runner bean, runner bean, English runner bean
- Hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers
"The scarlet runner created a stunning display along the coastal path";
- running postman, Kennedia prostrata
Derived forms: scarlet runners
Type of: coral pea, green bean, pole bean
Encyclopedia: Scarlet runner