HyperDic: scarlet_runner

English > 3 senses of the expression *scarlet runner*:
NOUN	plant	scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean, Dutch case-knife bean, runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus	tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial
	plant	scarlet runner, running postman, Kennedia prostrata	hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers
	food	scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean, runner bean, English runner bean	long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths

English > *scarlet runner*: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain.
Synonyms	scarlet runner bean, Dutch case-knife bean, runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus
Broader	pole bean	A climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis
Spanish	Phaseolus multiflorus

English > *scarlet runner*: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaning	hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers.
Synonyms	running postman, Kennedia prostrata
Broader	coral pea	Any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers

English > *scarlet runner*: 3 senses > noun 3, food
Meaning	long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain.
Synonyms	scarlet runner bean, runner bean, English runner bean
Broader	green bean	Immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
Spanish	judía verde
Catalan	mongeta tendra

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