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SCARLET RUNNER BEAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

Synonyms:

English runner bean; runner bean; scarlet runner; scarlet runner bean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("scarlet runner bean" is a kind of...):

green bean (immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

Synonyms:

Dutch case-knife bean; Phaseolus coccineus; Phaseolus multiflorus; runner bean; scarlet runner; scarlet runner bean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("scarlet runner bean" is a kind of...):

pole bean (a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis)

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