BUTTER BEAN


Meaning of BUTTER BEAN in English

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

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

Also, butterbean .

[ 1810-20 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .