scarlet runner meaning and definition

SCARLET RUNNER noun

Definition of scarlet runner (noun)

1. tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
   • synonyms: Dutch case-knife bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus, runner bean, scarlet runner bean
2. hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers
   • synonyms: Kennedia prostrata, running postman
3. long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
   • synonyms: English runner bean, runner bean, scarlet runner bean