runner bean

Noun runner bean has 2 senses

• runner bean(n = noun.plant) dutch case-knife bean, phaseolus coccineus, phaseolus multiflorus, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean - tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain; Array
is a kind of pole bean

• runner bean(n = noun.food) english runner bean, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean - long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain; Array
is a kind of green bean