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

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scarlet runner

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

"Hasn't this scarlet runner sprung up so that we might run up it to speak to you?"

From Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

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

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education