Noun lima bean has 3 senses
  1. sieva bean, butter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus - bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
    --1 is a kind of shell bean, shell bean plant
    --1 is a member of Phaseolus, genus Phaseolus
    --1 has parts: sieva bean, butter bean, butterbean, civet bean
  2. lima bean, lima bean plant, Phaseolus limensis - bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
    --2 is a kind of shell bean, shell bean plant
    --2 is a member of Phaseolus, genus Phaseolus
    --2 has parts: lima bean
  3. lima bean - broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw
    --3 is a kind of
    shell bean
    --3 is a part of lima bean, lima bean plant, Phaseolus limensis
    --3 has particulars: Fordhooks
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