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RUNNER BEAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does runner bean mean?
• RUNNER BEAN (noun)
The noun RUNNER BEAN has 2 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. long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
Familiarity information: RUNNER BEAN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("runner bean" is a kind of...):
pole bean (a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis)
Sense 2
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 ("runner bean" is a kind of...):
green bean (immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable)
Context examples
The plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed, including the genus Phaseolus (common bean and runner bean), and Vigna.
(Bean, NCI Thesaurus)
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