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    LIMA BEAN PLANT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seedsplay

    Synonyms:

    lima bean; lima bean plant; Phaseolus limensis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("lima bean plant" is a kind of...):

    shell bean; shell bean plant (a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod)

    Meronyms (parts of "lima bean plant"):

    lima bean (broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw)

    Holonyms ("lima bean plant" is a member of...):

    genus Phaseolus; Phaseolus (herbs of warm regions including most American beans)

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