Dutch case-knife bean

9.9

A tropical bean plant with red flowers that grows black beans with white spots you can eat

noun

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The Dutch case-knife bean thrives in tropical climates and produces beautiful red flowers.

Examples

In some British recipes, Dutch case-knife bean is preferred for its rich flavor and texture.
The farmer proudly displayed his harvest of Dutch case-knife beans at the local market.
The Dutch case-knife bean is a unique plant.
Many gardeners enjoy growing Dutch case-knife beans.
In some British recipes, Dutch case-knife bean is preferred for its rich flavor and texture.
The Dutch case-knife bean thrives in tropical climates and produces beautiful red flowers.
The farmer proudly displayed his harvest of Dutch case-knife beans at the local market.

Synonyms

runner bean

vsDutch case-knife bean

1 3.7

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

refers to the same plant but stresses mottled black beans rather than green pods

Phaseolus coccineus

vsDutch case-knife bean

Specialized

9.1

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

is a British common name rather than the scientific binomial

Phaseolus multiflorus

vsDutch case-knife bean

Specialized

9.9

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

is the common regional name rather than this botanical form

scarlet runner bean

vsDutch case-knife bean

5.7

A climbing plant with red flowers and long edible pods

focuses on its edible mottled black beans and food use in Britain

scarlet runner

vsDutch case-knife bean

6.5

A climbing bean plant with red flowers and long edible pods

emphasizes food use in Britain rather than decorative planting

English runner bean

vsDutch case-knife bean

4.8

A bean plant with long pods that people cook and eat

is the broader botanical term focusing on plant features not cooking use

Surface Forms

Dutch case-knife bean singular

Dutch case-knife beans plural

Morphology

Dutch + case-knife + bean

The headword is clearly a noun phrase naming a specific type of bean, so a learner who knows 'Dutch' and 'bean' can infer it is a bean variety associated with the Netherlands. However, the central modifier 'case-knife' is obscure/not lexically transparent here (not a productive, compositional element), so the specific sense and why the variety is named that way are not derivable. Therefore the overall meaning is partly clear (a kind of bean) but not fully predictable without exposure.

Etymology

The noun Dutch case-knife bean may come from Dutch sailors who brought the plant to Britain. Its long, flat pods looked like a small folding case-knife, so people named the bean after the Dutch traders.