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Definition of lima bean noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lima bean

noun

/ˈliːmə biːn/,

/ˈlaɪmə biːn/

/ˈlaɪmə biːn/

(North American English)

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a type of round, pale green bean. Several lima beans grow together inside a flat pod.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: lima from the name of the Peruvian capital Lima.

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