| 释义 |
sie·va bean
\ˈsēvə-\ noun
also see·wee bean or se·wee bean \ˈsēwē-\
Etymology: sieva, seewee, sewee of unknown origin
1. : any of several bush or weakly vining beans that are derived from a tropical American annual species (Phaseolus lunatus), are closely related to and sometimes classed as lima beans, and are cultivated especially in the southern United States for their small flat edible seeds — compare java bean
2. : the seed of a sieva bean — called also butter bean |