🌱 A bean plant 🌺 An Australian vine

scarlet runner

6.5

A climbing bean plant with red flowers and long edible pods

noun
/ˈskɑrlɪt ˈrʌnər/

: frijol corredor escarlata

In Britain, scarlet runner pods are often sliced and served as a vegetable.
scarlet runner bean

Examples

We enjoyed a fresh salad with scarlet runner beans picked from the garden.
The cook steamed the scarlet runner pods until they were tender.
Look at that scarlet runner!
The scarlet runner is beautiful.
You can grow scarlet runner beans to attract butterflies and enjoy their vibrant red flowers.
During the summer, my garden blooms with scarlet runner beans that produce long, edible pods.
The scarlet runner plant is a favorite among gardeners for its beautiful flowers and delicious beans.

Synonyms

runner bean

vsscarlet runner

1 3.7

A climbing plant with long green pods and red flowers grown for food

is the same climbing bean but also stresses red flowers and ornamental use

scarlet runner bean

vsscarlet runner

5.7

A climbing plant with red flowers and long edible pods

is the same plant but highlights both food and ornamental use

Phaseolus coccineus

vsscarlet runner

Specialized

9.1

A climbing bean plant that people grow for its beans and pods

refers to that species but stresses long red flowers and edible pods

Phaseolus multiflorus

vsscarlet runner

Specialized

9.9

A climbing bean plant from tropical America that lives for several years and has red flowers and edible pods

is the specific plant grown also for ornamental red flowers and pods

English runner bean

vsscarlet runner

4.8

A bean plant with long pods that people cook and eat

is the general climbing bean plant also valued for its red flowers

Surface Forms

scarlet runner singular

scarlet runners plural

Morphology

scarlet + runner

This is a straightforward compositional combination of a color adjective and a noun: a 'runner' (a trailing/stoloniferous plant) that is 'scarlet' in color. Given knowledge of both constituent senses, a B1 learner can readily infer that this refers to a scarlet-colored trailing vine, following a common adjective + noun naming pattern.

Etymology

Scarlet runner may come from the plant's bright red flowers and the way the vine climbs: scarlet for the colour and runner because the plant 'runs' along supports or fences. That's why the name refers to the 'edible climbing bean' and its long pods.