Source : WordNet®

scarlet runner bean
     n 1: 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 [syn:
          {scarlet runner}, {Dutch case-knife bean}, {runner bean},
           {Phaseolus coccineus}, {Phaseolus multiflorus}]
     2: long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a
        favorite in Britain [syn: {scarlet runner}, {runner bean},
         {English runner bean}]