runner bean

(noun) tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain. Synonyms: scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean, Dutch case-knife bean, runner bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus.

(noun) long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain. Synonyms: scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean, runner bean, English runner bean.