Useful english dictionary. 2012.
butter bean — noun 1. bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds • Syn: ↑sieva bean, ↑butter bean plant, ↑lima bean, ↑Phaseolus lunatus • Hypernyms: ↑shell bean, ↑shell bean plant … Useful english dictionary
butter bean — butter beans N COUNT: usu pl Butter beans are the yellowish flat round seeds of a kind of bean plant. They are eaten as a vegetable, and in Britain they are usually sold dried rather than fresh … English 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
butter bean — lima bean, edible seed of this plant … English contemporary dictionary
bean — noun 1 vegetable ADJECTIVE ▪ broad (esp. BrE), butter (esp. BrE), chilli (BrE), fava (AmE), French (BrE), garbanzo (AmE), green, haricot (BrE) … Collocations dictionary
sieva bean — noun 1. bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds • Syn: ↑butter bean, ↑butter bean plant, ↑lima bean, ↑Phaseolus lunatus • Hypernyms: ↑shell bean, ↑shell bean plant … Useful english dictionary
shell bean — noun 1. a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod • Syn: ↑shell bean plant • Hypernyms: ↑bean, ↑bean plant • Hyponyms: ↑lima bean, ↑lima bean plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
civet bean — noun small flat green bean similar to lima beans • Syn: ↑sieva bean, ↑butter bean, ↑butterbean • Hypernyms: ↑shell bean • Part Holonyms: ↑sieva bean, ↑butter bean, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See vegetable. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A leguminous plant] Syn. legume, pulse, snap bean, shell bean, seed, pod, frijol (Spanish), haricot. Varieties include: kidney, navy, lima, soy, castor, black,… … English dictionary for students
lima bean — butter bean, edible seed of this plant … English contemporary dictionary
