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BUTTERBEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small flat green bean similar to lima beans
Synonyms:
butter bean; butterbean; civet bean; sieva bean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("butterbean" is a kind of...):
shell bean (unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking)
Holonyms ("butterbean" is a part of...):
butter-bean plant; butter bean; lima bean; Phaseolus lunatus; sieva bean (bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds)