- a common variety of bean (Phaseolus limensis), with creamy flowers and broad pods
- the broad, flat, nutritious seed of this plant
Origin of lima bean
after Lima: from being native to tropical Americalima bean
li·ma beanWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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lima bean
noun
- Any of several varieties of a tropical American plant (Phaseolus lunatus) having flat pods containing large light-green or white edible seeds.
- A seed of this plant. Also called In both senses also called regionally butter bean .
Origin of lima bean
After Lima PeruTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural Lima beans)
- Alternative form of lima bean.
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