lima bean

Noun lima bean 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;
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

• lima bean(n = noun.plant) lima bean plant, phaseolus limensis - bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds;
has parts: lima bean
is a member of genus phaseolus, phaseolus
is a kind of shell bean, shell bean plant

• lima bean(n = noun.food) - broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw;
is a kind of shell bean
has particulars: fordhooks
is a part of lima bean, lima bean plant, phaseolus limensis