butter bean

butter bean

n.

1. Chiefly Southern & Midland U.S. See lima bean.

2. New England See wax bean.

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butter bean

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a variety of lima bean that has large pale flat edible seeds and is grown in the southern US

Thesaurus

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

Translations

butter bean n → fagiolo bianco

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butter bean n → fagiolo bianco