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Lima bean

noun

Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds. Synonyms: butter-bean plant, butter bean, Phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean.

Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds. Synonyms: lima bean plant, Phaseolus limensis.

Broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw.

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"Lima bean" Quotes from Famous Books

... little." He went on, more lightly: "Two months isn't such a long time, you know, after all. He'll soon be back, laden with honors. And then, because he was raised on the seacoast and doesn't know the difference between a Lima bean and a bole weevil, they'll probably make him Secretary ...

— A Fool There Was • Porter Emerson Browne

Words linked to "Lima bean" : butterbean, shell bean plant, genus Phaseolus, civet bean, Phaseolus, Fordhooks, shell bean