Meanings
plural runner beans
- A climbing plant of species Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods.
Synonyms: scarlet runner bean
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA climbing plant of species Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods.
nounThe pods, sliced, as a vegetable.
nounSynonym of flat bean.
More synonyms by meaning
nountropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain
nounlong bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 荷包豆
- 荷包豆 (hébāodòu)a climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Dutch pronkboon
- pronkboona climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Finnish ruusupapu
- ruusupapua climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
French haricot d'Espagne
- haricot d'Espagnea climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
German Feuerbohne
- Feuerbohnea climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Greek αμπελοφάσουλο
- αμπελοφάσουλο (ampelofásoulo)a climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Hungarian futóbab, törökbab
- futóbaba climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
- törökbaba climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Irish pónaire reatha
- pónaire reathaa climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Italian fagiolo rampicante
- fagiolo rampicantea climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Polish fasola wielokwiatowa
- fasola wielokwiatowaa climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Russian фасоль огненно-красная
- фасоль огненно-красная (fasolʹ ognenno-krasnaja)a climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Swedish rosenböna
- rosenbönaa climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Turkish Bombay fasulyesi
- Bombay fasulyesia climbing plant, Phaseolus coccineus, having long bean pods
Cite this entry
runner bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runner%20bean
“runner bean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runner%20bean. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “runner bean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/runner%20bean.
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