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SCARLET RUNNER

Definition:

[noun] tropical American high-climbing bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
Synonyms: bean, Dutch case-knife bean, runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus
[noun] hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers
Synonyms: running postman, Kennedia prostrata
[noun] long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
Synonyms: bean, runner bean, English runner bean