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butter bean

or butter·bean

noun

  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.


butter bean

noun

  1. a variety of lima bean that has large pale flat edible seeds and is grown in the southern US
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of butter bean1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

We’re talking green beans, cauliflower, broccolini, radishes, creamy butter beans and more, crisp with croutons and tossed with a straightforward roasted garlic vinaigrette.

Butter bean salad is made the same as String Bean Salad, or dress with mayonaise.

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