Noun lima bean has 3 senses
- 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
- 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
- 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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