runner bean

noun

, British.

1. string bean ( defs 1, 2 ).

runner bean

noun

1. See scarlet runner
   another name for scarlet runner

Word History and Origins

Origin of runner bean¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Sometimes it has been reared on the pods of the scarlet-runner bean.

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Suitable garden vines for study are climbing nasturtium, scarlet runner bean, and Japanese hop.

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It produces large fruit, which contains a large quantity of seeds about the size of the Scarlet-Runner bean.

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And Gud took a scarlet runner bean and put it in a pot and lit a fire of cactus thorns and set the pot to boil.

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