scarlet runner

American  

noun

1. a twining, South American bean plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having clusters of scarlet flowers.

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scarlet runner British  

noun

1. Also called: runner bean.   string bean.  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

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Etymology

Origin of scarlet runner

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

I put some scarlet runner beans from the Hollywood Farmers Market over it to symbolize the gathering cultures of Native American tribes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

I would submit that a larger-caliber bean, such as a scarlet runner or corona, adds to the grandeur here.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023

Kids gather in the leafy shade of a bean teepee to draw the scarlet runner beans they’d trained up the bamboo poles.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2016

You are just a lovely perfect flower, but if you will be happier to have Alfred Bennett come and find you as slim as a scarlet runner, I can show you how to do it.

From The Melting of Molly by Daviess, Maria Thompson

The annual vines are mostly used as flower-garden subjects, as the sweet pea, morning-glories, mina, moonflowers, cypress vine, nasturtiums, cobea, scarlet runner.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)