lima bean

• Lima bean

Named after the city of Lima, from which they were exported.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈliːmə ˌbiːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪmə ˌbin/

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lima bean (plural lima beans)

2. Any of species Phaseolus lunatus of bean-bearing plants.

   Synonyms: lima, butter bean, chad bean, double bean, Madagascar bean, sieva bean, wax bean

   We hoed the lima bean rows last night.

4. Fruit of this plant.

   Synonyms: lima, butter bean, chad bean, double bean, Madagascar bean, sieva bean, wax bean

   We had lima beans with dinner last night.

• Although Lima, Peru is pronounced /ˈlimə/ (to rhyme with schema), the beans named after the city are pronounced differently in American English: lima in this context is pronounced as /ˈlaɪmə/ (to rhyme with Jemima).

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• “lima bean”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.