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lima bean

/ˈlaɪmə ˌbin/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
li-ma bean
IPA
/ˈlaɪmə ˌbin/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of species Phaseolus lunatus of bean-bearing plants.

noun

Fruit of this plant.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of lima bean.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlaɪmə ˌbin/
  • British English: /ˈliːmə ˌbiːn/

Inflected Forms

lima beans (plural)

Synonyms

lima butter bean chad bean double bean Madagascar bean sieva bean wax bean lima bean plant phaseolus limensis

Questions

How do you pronounce lima bean?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪmə ˌbin/.
What does lima bean mean?
Any of species Phaseolus lunatus of bean-bearing plants.
Where does lima bean come from?
Named after the city of Lima, from which they were exported.

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