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Scarlet runner

noun

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.

Hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers. Synonyms: Kennedia prostrata, running postman.

Long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain. Synonyms: English runner bean, runner bean, scarlet runner bean.

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... the laughing voices of the chorus girls going by the door, and all the multitudinous noises of the theatre before the curtain rises. Presently there was a rustle of silk, and two young ladies came bouncing into the room. One was tall and pink and white, like a scarlet runner, the other was little and dainty. They stared at Glory, and she ...

— The Christian - A Story • Hall Caine

Words linked to "Scarlet runner" : pole bean, coral pea, green bean