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lima bean definition

lima bean (lī′mə)

  1. a common variety of bean (Phaseolus limensis), with creamy flowers and broad pods
  2. the broad, flat, nutritious seed of this plant

Etymology: after Lima, Peru: from being native to tropical America

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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