lima : Idioms & Phrases

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Lima bean

  • noun bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
    butter bean; sieva bean; butter-bean plant; Phaseolus lunatus.
  • noun bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
    lima bean; Phaseolus limensis.
  • noun broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw
WordNet
  • . (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.
Webster 1913

lima bean plant

  • noun bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
    lima bean; Phaseolus limensis.
WordNet

Lima wood

  • (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South American tree Cæsalpinia echinata.
Webster 1913