| Noun | 1. sieva bean - bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seedsbutter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatusbutterbean, civet bean, sieva bean, butter bean - small flat green bean similar to lima beansgenus Phaseolus, Phaseolus - herbs of warm regions including most American beansshell bean, shell bean plant - a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod | | 2. sieva bean - small flat green bean similar to lima beansbutterbean, civet bean, butter beanshell bean - unripe beans removed from the pod before cookingbutter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean - bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds |