Noun has 3 senses

• lima bean(n = noun.plant) butter bean, butter-bean plant, phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean - bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds;




• lima bean(n = noun.plant) lima bean plant, phaseolus limensis - bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds;




• lima bean(n = noun.food) - broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw;