lima

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Noun

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Li=ma

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun lima has 1 sense

lima(n = noun.location) capital of peru - capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century;

is a kind of national capital

is a part of peru, republic of peru

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CIDE DICTIONARY

lima, n.

The capital city of Peru, in South America. [1913 Webster]

Lima bean. (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. -- Lima wood (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South American tree Cæsalpinia echinata.