scarlet runner

scarlet runner

noun
a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.

Origin:
1780–90

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scarlet runner
 
n
runner bean, Also called: string bean a climbing perennial bean plant, Phaseolus multiflorus (or P. coccineus), of tropical America, having scarlet flowers: widely cultivated for its long green edible pods containing edible seeds

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