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 Definitions of butter bean  [ˈbʌt ərˌbɔl]  

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Definition of 'butter bean' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) butter bean
a variety of small-seeded lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus, grown in the southern U.S.

2.  butter bean
Midland and Southern U.S. any type of lima bean.

Etymology:  (1810–20)

Definition of 'butter bean' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sieva bean, butter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus
bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds

2. (noun) sieva bean, butter bean, butterbean, civet bean
small flat green bean similar to lima beans



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