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scarlet runner bean

noun

Definition of SCARLET RUNNER BEAN

:  a tropical American high-climbing bean (Phaseolus coccineus) that has large bright red flowers and red and black seeds and is grown widely as an ornamental and as a food bean —called also scarlet runner
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First Known Use of SCARLET RUNNER BEAN

1899

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