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 G Britain [syn: {scarlet

runner}, {scarlet runner bean}, {Dutch case-knife bean},

{Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus multiflorus}]

2: long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a

favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {scarlet

runner bean}, {English runner bean}]