Lima bean

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lima bean
    n 1: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United
         States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean},
         {butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}, {Phaseolus
         lunatus}]
    2: bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible
       seeds [syn: {lima bean}, {lima bean plant}, {Phaseolus
       limensis}]
    3: broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lima \Li"ma\ (l[=e]"m[.a] or l[imac]"m[.a]), n.
   The capital city of Peru, in South America.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Lima bean}. (Bot.)
   (a) A variety of climbing or pole bean ({Phaseolus lunatus}),
       which has very large flattish seeds.
   (b) The seed of this plant, much used for food.

   {Lima wood} (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South
      American tree {C[ae]salpinia echinata}.
      [1913 Webster]

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