'Lima bean' definitions:
Definition of 'lima bean'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds [syn: lima bean, lima bean plant, Phaseolus limensis]
noun
Broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw
Definition of 'Lima bean'
From: GCIDE
- 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]