runner bean

American  

noun

British.

1. string bean.

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runner bean British  

noun

1. another name for scarlet runner

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Etymology

Origin of runner bean

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

I also found a variety of runner bean with unusual coloring.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2019

Mr Concannon also uses a 1912 Ever Ready Razor most mornings, while M Voaden uses a crinkle cut chip maker inherited from a grandmother and Anne Crawford a Spong runner bean slicer.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2018

A short drive away, also in the Lushoto district of northern Tanzania, we meet Peter, a runner bean grower.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2017

They are unaware of droughts, haven’t heard about Britain’s dairy crisis, don’t care when the actual runner bean season is and simply want to pay less for the things they eat.

From The Guardian • Feb. 13, 2017

One-half of the house and roof was covered with scarlet runner bean plants, all in full bearing, and altogether the exterior of the place was very pleasing.

From The Call Of The South 1908 by Becke, Louis