lima_bean_plant (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *lima bean plant*:
NOUN	plant	lima bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus limensis	bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds

English > *lima bean plant*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds.
Synonyms	lima bean, Phaseolus limensis
Member of	Phaseolus, genus Phaseolus	herbs of warm regions including most American beans
Parts	lima bean	broad flat beans simmered gently
Broader	shell bean, shell bean plant	A bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod

HyperDic: lima_bean_plant