lima bean
- a common variety of bean (Phaseolus limensis), with creamy flowers and broad pods
- the broad, flat, nutritious seed of this plant
See lima bean in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(līˈmə)
noun In both senses also called regionally
butter bean.
- Any of several varieties of a tropical American plant (Phaseolus limensis) having flat pods containing large, light green, edible seeds.
- The seed of this plant.
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