scarlet runner
noun
a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.
Origin of scarlet runner
First recorded in 1780–90
Words nearby scarlet runner
scarlet lightning,
scarlet lychnis,
scarlet monkey flower,
scarlet pimpernel,
scarlet red,
scarlet runner,
scarlet sage,
scarlet tanager,
scarlet woman,
scarp,
scarpa
Example sentences from the Web for scarlet runner
The cabin and the barn were hedged about with shining thickets of sunflower, florid hollyhocks, and scarlet-runner beans.
The Heart of the Ancient Wood |Charles G. D. RobertsIt produces large fruit, which contains a large quantity of seeds about the size of the Scarlet-Runner bean.
Sometimes it has been reared on the pods of the scarlet-runner bean.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series |Richard SouthAnd how many pounds are we nearer the scarlet-runner state of existence, Mrs. Molly?
The Melting of Molly |Maria Thompson Daviess
British Dictionary definitions for scarlet runner
scarlet runner
noun
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