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LIMA BEAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lima bean mean?
• LIMA BEAN (noun)
The noun LIMA BEAN has 3 senses:
1. bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
2. bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
3. broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw
Familiarity information: LIMA BEAN used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
butter-bean plant; butter bean; lima bean; Phaseolus lunatus; sieva bean
Hypernyms ("lima bean" is a kind of...):
shell bean; shell bean plant (a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod)
Meronyms (parts of "lima bean"):
butter bean; butterbean; civet bean; sieva bean (small flat green bean similar to lima beans)
Holonyms ("lima bean" is a member of...):
genus Phaseolus; Phaseolus (herbs of warm regions including most American beans)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
lima bean; lima bean plant; Phaseolus limensis
Hypernyms ("lima bean" is a kind of...):
shell bean; shell bean plant (a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod)
Meronyms (parts of "lima bean"):
lima bean (broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw)
Holonyms ("lima bean" is a member of...):
genus Phaseolus; Phaseolus (herbs of warm regions including most American beans)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("lima bean" is a kind of...):
shell bean (unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lima bean"):
Fordhooks (relatively large lima beans)
Holonyms ("lima bean" is a part of...):
lima bean; lima bean plant; Phaseolus limensis (bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds)
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