Meaning Of The Word Lima bean

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lima bean
Lima beans are flat round beans that are light green in colour and are eaten as a vegetable. They are the seeds of a plant that grows in tropical parts of America.

lima bean in American English
a common variety of bean (Phaseolus limensis), with creamy flowers and broad pods
noun: a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed

lima bean in British English
noun: any of several varieties of the bean plant, Phaseolus lunatus (or P. limensis), native to tropical America but cultivated in the US for its flat pods containing pale green edible seeds

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