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runner bean

run·ner bean
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhn-er been]
    • /ˈrʌn ər bin/
    • /ˈrʌnə(r) biːn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhn-er been]
    • /ˈrʌn ər bin/

Definitions of runner bean words

  • noun runner bean string bean (defs 1, 2). 1
  • noun runner bean edible green bean 1
  • countable noun runner bean Runner beans are long green beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They grow on a tall climbing plant and are the cases that contain the seeds of the plant. 0
  • noun runner bean pole bean 0

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Origin of runner bean

First appearance:

before 1780
One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90

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Parts of speech for Runner bean

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

runner bean popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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