lima bean
1Lima bean — Lima Li ma (l[=e] m[.a] or l[imac] m[.a]), n. The capital city of Peru, in South America. [1913 Webster] {Lima bean}. (Bot.) (a) A variety of climbing or pole bean ({Phaseolus lunatus}), which has very large flattish seeds. (b) The seed of this… …
2lima bean — ► NOUN ▪ an edible flat whitish bean. ORIGIN from Lima, the capital of Peru …
3lima bean — [lī′mə] n. [after LIMA, Peru: from being native to tropical America] [also L b ] 1. a common variety of bean (Phaseolus limensis), with creamy flowers and broad pods 2. the broad, flat, nutritious seed of this plant …
4lima bean — 1756, associated with LIMA (Cf. Lima), Peru, from which region the plant (Phaseolus lunatus) was introduced to Europe c.1500. Among the earliest New World crops to be known in the Old World, Simmonds Dictionary of Trade (1858) describes it as… …
5lima bean — n. 1 a tropical American bean plant, Phaseolus limensis, having large flat white edible seeds. 2 the seed of this plant. Etymology: Lima in Peru * * * lima bean [lima bean lima beans] [ˈliːmə biːn] [ˈliːmə biːn] noun (NAmE …
6Lima bean — lenktasėklė pupelė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos daržovinis, maistinis, vaistinis kultūrinis augalas (Phaseolus lunatus). atitikmenys: lot. Phaseolus inamoenus; Phaseolus limensis; Phaseolus lunatus; Phaseolus lunatus var.… …
7lima bean — UK [ˈlaɪmə biːn] / UK [ˈliːmə biːn] noun [countable] Word forms lima bean : singular lima bean plural lima beans a flat pale green bean that is grown in North and South America …
8lima bean — noun Etymology: Lima, Peru Date: 1756 1. a. a bushy or tall growing tropical American bean (Phaseolus limensis) that is widely cultivated for its flat edible usually pale green or whitish seeds b. sieva bean 2. the seed of a lima bean …
9Lima Bean Festival — The Lima Bean Festival, is an annual event held in West Cape May, New Jersey, the Lima Bean Capital of the World , and is the world s only such celebration. It is held every year in Wilbraham Park on October 6 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There are… …
10lima bean plant — noun bush or tall growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds • Syn: ↑lima bean, ↑Phaseolus limensis • Hypernyms: ↑shell bean, ↑shell bean plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Phaseolus, ↑ …
