lima
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪmə/
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haba lima
- You should give it cold lima beans with a little bit of salt.
- lima beans
Like the Christmas Lima bean is a huge seed.
- Like the Christmas Lima bean is a huge seed.
- The only food that I can think of, and I just could really easily say I hate Lima beans.
- Potatoes, green peas, corn, Lima beans, sweet potatoes, winter squash, all full of starch all going to spike your blood sugar.
Examples
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We enjoyed a side dish of warm lima beans with our grilled chicken.
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Some folks would be sitting under shade trees in their yards, maybe shelling lima beans.
Fiction book (1991) -
So we got what, one or two Lima bean plants here, so you know better than nothing.
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Ten lima beans is a nice, round number, not too big, not too small.
Blog text (22) -
Another checker leaned over to ask for a price check on baby lima beans.
Fiction book (1994) -
Mom had fixed fried chicken, lima beans, and scalloped potatoes, Stan's favorite meal.
Fiction book (1995) -
Tori has ordered grilled vegetables for her appetizer and cod with lima beans for her dinner.
Fiction book (2002) -
Miriam laid out his favorite foods: lima beans steamed in rice, fresh pita to wrap around feta cheese, rose jelly, and orange slices for dessert.
Fiction book (1997) -
For dinner, I made a salad with fresh lima beans and roasted vegetables.
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You can add lima beans to the soup for extra flavor and nutrition.
Synonyms
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An edible seed or pod from plants like peas and lentils used for food
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A flat pale green or white bean that people cook and eat
A plant that produces large flat seeds called Lima beans
A bush plant that grows small flat edible lima beans
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Etymology
Lima comes from the name of the city Lima in Peru, because this kind of bean was sent from that region to Europe. That's why the flat, pale green or white bean is called a lima bean today.