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单词 lima bean
释义

lima bean

[ lahy-muh ]
/ ˈlaɪ mə /

noun

a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed.
the seed, used for food.

Origin of lima bean

1810–20; named after Lima, Peru

Words nearby lima bean

lily-trotter, lilyturf, lily-white, lim., Lima, lima bean, limacine, limaçon, liman, Limassol, Limavady
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Example sentences from the Web for lima bean

  • They had just then come in from the lima-bean field, where they had planted poles.

    Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis

British Dictionary definitions for lima bean

lima bean
/ (ˈlaɪmə, ˈliː-) /

noun

any of several varieties of the bean plant, Phaseolus lunatus (or P. limensis), native to tropical America but cultivated in the US for its flat pods containing pale green edible seeds
the seed of such a plant
See also butter bean

Word Origin for lima bean

C19: named after Lima
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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