runner bean

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Noun

runner bean (plural runner beans)

  1. A climbing plant of species Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods.
    Synonym: scarlet runner bean
  2. (chiefly UK) The pods, sliced, as a vegetable.
    Synonym: English runner bean
  3. Synonym of flat bean.

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References

  • Aleksandar Mikić (2018), “Phaseolus coccineus”, in Lexicon of Pulse Crops, CRC Press, →ISBN
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