English
Detailed Synonyms for lima bean in English
lima bean:
lima bean [the ~] noun
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the lima bean
– broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw 1 -
the lima bean
– bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds 1the lima bean; the lima bean plant; the Phaseolus limensis– bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds 1 -
the lima bean
– bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds 1the sieva bean; the butter-bean plant; the Phaseolus lunatus; the lima bean; the butter bean– bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds 1