runner bean

Other Definitions
runner bean (enc)

Noun	1.	runner bean - tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain Dutch case-knife bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean bean plant, bean - any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
	2.	runner bean - long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain English runner bean, scarlet runner bean, scarlet runner green bean - immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable

Word Browser