lima bean
noun
a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed.
lima beans
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pluralof lima bean.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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L.A. was a farm town, with vineyards in what is now downtown, and walnut, orange and lemon groves radiating outward, along with fields of tomatoes, celery, cauliflower, lettuce and lima beans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
The blue, whose top three ingredients are organic pumpkin seeds, organic coconut oil, and lima beans, was very close; it got me at first with its sharp tang and characteristic crumbliness.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
They soak and boil them in chicken broth to extract their meaty flavor, then cook rice in that stock and add lima beans.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
Add the water, stock and lima beans and cover the pot.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2022
Vietnamese girl was working there, picking beautiful lima beans.
From "Seedfolks" by Paul Fleischman
