butter bean

Noun butter bean has 2 senses

• butter bean(n = noun.plant) butter-bean plant, lima bean, phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean - bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds;
has parts: butter bean, butterbean, civet bean, sieva bean
is a member of genus phaseolus, phaseolus
is a kind of shell bean, shell bean plant

• butter bean(n = noun.food) butterbean, civet bean, sieva bean - small flat green bean similar to lima beans;
is a kind of shell bean
is a part of butter-bean plant, butter bean, lima bean, phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean