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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 seeds
Familiarity information: LIMA BEAN PLANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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