pole bean

/poʊl bin/

Other forms: pole beans

Definitions of pole bean

1. noun

   a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis
   types:

   Dutch case-knife bean, Phaseolus coccineus, Phaseolus multiflorus, runner bean, scarlet runner, scarlet runner bean

   tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

   type of:

   bean, bean plant

   any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods