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PHASEOLUS LUNATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Phaseolus lunatus mean?
• PHASEOLUS LUNATUS (noun)
The noun PHASEOLUS LUNATUS has 1 sense:
1. bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
Familiarity information: PHASEOLUS LUNATUS used as a noun is very rare.
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 ("Phaseolus lunatus" 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 "Phaseolus lunatus"):
butter bean; butterbean; civet bean; sieva bean (small flat green bean similar to lima beans)
Holonyms ("Phaseolus lunatus" is a member of...):
genus Phaseolus; Phaseolus (herbs of warm regions including most American beans)
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