Scar·let, a. Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.
 Scarlet admiral Zool., the red admiral. See under Red. -- Scarlet bean Bot., a kind of bean (Phaseolus multiflorus) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner.
 Scarlet fever Med., a contagious febrile disease characterized by inflammation of the fauces and a scarlet rash, appearing usually on the second day, and ending in desquamation about the sixth or seventh day.
 Scarlet fish Zool., the telescope fish; -- so called from its red color. See under Telescope.
 Scarlet ibis Zool. See under Ibis.
 Scarlet maple Bot., the red maple. See Maple.
 Scarlet mite Zool., any one of numerous species of bright red carnivorous mites found among grass and moss, especially Thombidium holosericeum and allied species. The young are parasitic upon spiders and insects.
 Scarlet oak Bot., a species of oak (Quercus coccinea) of the United States; -- so called from the scarlet color of its leaves in autumn.
 Scarlet runner Bot., the scarlet bean.
 Scarlet tanager. Zool. See under Tanager.


 Bean n.
 1. Bot. A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos; also, to the herbs.
 Note: ☞ The origin and classification of many kinds are still doubtful.  Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and China bean, included in Dolichos Sinensis; black Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, Dolichos Lablab; the common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole beans, all included in Phaseolus vulgaris; the lower bush bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus; Lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, Phaseolus multiflorus; Windsor bean, the common bean of England, Faba vulgaris.
 As an article of food beans are classed with vegetables.
 2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans.
 Bean aphis Zool., a plant louse (Aphis fabæ) which infests the bean plant.
 Bean fly Zool., a fly found on bean flowers.
 Bean goose Zool., a species of goose (Anser segetum).
 Bean weevil Zool., a small weevil that in the larval state destroys beans.  The American species is Bruchus fabæ.
 Florida bean Bot., the seed of Mucuna urens, a West Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.
 Ignatius bean, or St. Ignatius's bean Bot., a species of Strychnos.
 Navy bean, the common dried white bean of commerce; probably so called because an important article of food in the navy.
 Pea bean, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the edible white bean; -- so called from its size.
 Sacred bean. See under Sacred.
 Screw bean. See under Screw.
 Sea bean. (a) Same as Florida bean. (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.
 Tonquin bean, or Tonka bean, the fragrant seed of Dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree.
 Vanilla bean. See under Vanilla.

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 Phaseolus multiflorus
      n : 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 [syn: {scarlet
          runner, scarlet runner bean, Dutch case-knife bean,
          runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus]