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runner bean

n
(Plants) another name for scarlet runner
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string′ bean`


n.
1. any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food.
2. snap bean.
3. a tall, thin person.
[1750–60, Amer.]
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runner bean

string bean
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.runner bean - 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, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean
pole bean - a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis
2.runner bean - long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain
English runner bean, scarlet runner bean, scarlet runner
green bean - immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable
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Translations
fazol šarlatový
pralbønne
ruusupapu
haricot d’Espagne
zelene mahune
ベニバナインゲン
깍지를 먹는 콩
rosenböna
ถั่วฝักชนิดหนึ่ง
cây đậu tây

runner bean

n (Brit) → Stangenbohne f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

runner bean

n (Brit) → fagiolino
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

runner bean

→ فاصُولِيَا خَصْراءٌ مُعْتَرِشَة fazol šarlatový pralbønne Stangenbohne φασολιά habichuela ruusupapu haricot d’Espagne zelene mahune fagiolino ベニバナインゲン 깍지를 먹는 콩 snijboon prydbønne fasolka szparagowa feijão verde, vagem стручковая фасоль rosenböna ถั่วฝักชนิดหนึ่ง çalı fasulyesi cây đậu tây 红花菜豆
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Their first completely self-fertile scarletflowered runner bean, 'Firestorm' produces stringless beans which are slightly thicker, sweeter and more tender than other varieties.
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But I've also sown a runner bean with white flowers, 'White Swan' - the pods should be green though!
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Before runner bean seed is sown in the garden or young plants are transplanted from their pots a suitable framework needs to be in place to height of around 6ft.
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THERE seems to be a new disease on the horizon and it could be fatal, attacking all our runner bean plants.
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