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Definition of Lima bean plant
1. Noun. Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds.
Exact synonyms: Lima Bean, Phaseolus Limensis
Terms within: Lima Bean
Group relationships: Genus Phaseolus, Phaseolus
Generic synonyms: Shell Bean, Shell Bean Plant
Terms within: Lima Bean
Group relationships: Genus Phaseolus, Phaseolus
Generic synonyms: Shell Bean, Shell Bean Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lima Bean Plant
Literary usage of Lima bean plant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"The lima bean plant does not grow well on an acid soil; neither does it thrive
on an alkali soil. California soils, being mostly arid or semi-arid, ..."
2. Horticulture for Schools by Arnold Valentine Stubenrauch, Milo Nelson Wood, Charles Junius Booth (1922)
"The lima-bean plant produces large flat beans. It requires a warm temperature
for growth and a better soil than most of the others. 179. ..."
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