SCARLET RUNNER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scarlet runner mean? 

• SCARLET RUNNER (noun)
  The noun SCARLET RUNNER has 3 senses:

1. tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

2. hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers

3. long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

  Familiarity information: SCARLET RUNNER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCARLET RUNNER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Dutch case-knife bean; Phaseolus coccineus; Phaseolus multiflorus; runner bean; scarlet runner; scarlet runner bean

Hypernyms ("scarlet runner" is a kind of...):

pole bean (a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Kennedia prostrata; running postman; scarlet runner

Hypernyms ("scarlet runner" is a kind of...):

coral pea (any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

English runner bean; runner bean; scarlet runner; scarlet runner bean

Hypernyms ("scarlet runner" is a kind of...):

green bean (immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable)