scarlet runner bean
n 1: 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, Dutch case-knife bean, runner bean,
Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus]
2: long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a
favorite in Britain [syn: scarlet runner, runner bean,
English runner bean]