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Lima bean   /lˈaɪmə bin/   Listen
Lima bean

noun
1.
Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds.  Synonyms: butter-bean plant, butter bean, Phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean.
2.
Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds.  Synonyms: lima bean plant, Phaseolus limensis.
3.
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



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