scarlet runner


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

Origin of scarlet runner

1
First recorded in 1780–90

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How to use scarlet runner in a sentence

  • scarlet runner, after several alterations, ultimately beat Black Bess.

  • And how many pounds are we nearer the scarlet-runner state of existence, Mrs. Molly?

    The Melting of Molly | Maria Thompson Daviess
  • His use of the word "flower" riled me, and before I stopped to think, I said, "She reminds me more of a scarlet runner."

    The Melting of Molly | Maria Thompson Daviess
  • I won't let myself even think "perfect flower" and "scarlet runner."

    The Melting of Molly | Maria Thompson Daviess
  • In a scarlet runner the shoot is not completely vertical, but bends over to one side.

    Rustic Sounds | Francis Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for scarlet runner

scarlet runner

noun
  1. 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: Also called: runner bean, string bean

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