1. (noun) tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

• dutch case-knife bean
• phaseolus coccineus
• phaseolus multiflorus
• runner bean
• scarlet runner bean

2. (noun) hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers

• kennedia prostrata
• running postman

3. (noun) long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

• english runner bean
• runner bean
• scarlet runner bean

1. (noun) tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

• pole bean

2. (noun) hairy trailing or prostrate western Australian vine with bright scarlet-pink flowers

• coral pea

3. (noun) long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

• green bean