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lima bean
[ lahy-muh ]
/ ˈlaɪ mə /
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noun
a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed.
the seed, used for food.
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Origin of lima bean
1810–20; named after Lima, Peru
Words nearby lima bean
lily-trotter, lilyturf, lily-white, lim., Lima, lima bean, limacine, limaçon, liman, Limassol, Limavady
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How to use lima bean in a sentence
Also there's something familiar about the bushy eyebrows and the lima bean ears.
Torchy, Private Sec.|Sewell FordThe mast Bunny had made was only a piece of a lima bean pole, and the sail was only an old bag.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus|Laura Lee HopeSeeds borne in large pods shaped like a lima bean about ten inches long.
Carpentry and Woodwork|Edwin W. FosterThey had just then come in from the lima-bean field, where they had planted poles.
Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis
British Dictionary definitions for lima bean
lima bean
/ (ˈlaɪmə, ˈliː-) /
noun
any of several varieties of the bean plant, Phaseolus lunatus (or P. limensis), native to tropical America but cultivated in the US for its flat pods containing pale green edible seeds
the seed of such a plant
See also butter bean
Word Origin for lima bean
C19: named after Lima
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