Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Lima bean — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lima bean — [lī′mə] n. [after LIMA, Peru: from being native to tropical America] [also L b ] 1. a common variety of bean (Phaseolus limensis), with creamy flowers and broad pods 2. the broad, flat, nutritious seed of this plant … English World dictionary
lima bean — 1756, associated with LIMA (Cf. Lima), Peru, from which region the plant (Phaseolus lunatus) was introduced to Europe c.1500. Among the earliest New World crops to be known in the Old World, Simmonds Dictionary of Trade (1858) describes it as… … Etymology dictionary
shell bean plant — noun a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod • Syn: ↑shell bean • Hypernyms: ↑bean, ↑bean plant • Hyponyms: ↑lima bean, ↑lima bean plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lima bean — n. 1 a tropical American bean plant, Phaseolus limensis, having large flat white edible seeds. 2 the seed of this plant. Etymology: Lima in Peru * * * lima bean [lima bean lima beans] [ˈliːmə biːn] [ˈliːmə biːn] noun (NAmE … Useful english dictionary
butter-bean plant — noun bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds • Syn: ↑sieva bean, ↑butter bean, ↑lima bean, ↑Phaseolus lunatus • Hypernyms: ↑shell bean, ↑shell bean plant … Useful english dictionary
lima bean — [ li:mə] noun 1》 an edible flat whitish bean. 2》 the tropical American plant which yields lima beans. [Phaseolus lunatus.] Origin C18: from the name of the Peruvian capital Lima … English new terms dictionary
lima bean — [[t]li͟ːmə biːn[/t]] lima beans N COUNT: usu pl 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 … English dictionary
lima bean — butter bean, edible seed of this plant … English contemporary dictionary
lima bean — noun (C) a flat bean that grows in tropical America, or the plant that produces it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
