butter-bean plant

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butter-bean plant - bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds butter bean, 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