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LIMA BEAN PLANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lima bean plant mean? 

LIMA BEAN PLANT (noun)
  The noun LIMA BEAN PLANT has 1 sense:

1. bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seedsplay

  Familiarity information: LIMA BEAN PLANT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIMA BEAN PLANT (noun)


Sense 1

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 plant" 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 plant"):

lima bean (broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw)

Holonyms ("lima bean plant" is a member of...):

genus Phaseolus; Phaseolus (herbs of warm regions including most American beans)


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