lima bean

See also: Lima bean

English

Named after the city of Lima, from which they were exported.

lima bean (plural lima beans)

Any of species Phaseolus lunatus of bean-bearing plants.
Synonyms: lima, butter bean, chad bean, double bean, Madagascar bean, sieva bean, wax bean

We hoed the lima bean rows last night.
Fruit of this plant.
Synonyms: lima, butter bean, chad bean, double bean, Madagascar bean, sieva bean, wax bean

We had lima beans with dinner last night.

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Although Lima, Peru is pronounced /ˈlimə/ (to rhyme with schema), the beans named after the city are pronounced differently in American English: lima in this context is pronounced as /ˈlaɪmə/ (to rhyme with Jemima).

butter bean

“lima bean”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.