lima bean
/ˈliːmə/noun
1
- an edible flat whitish bean利马豆。见BUTTER BEAN.
2
- the tropical American plant which yields this bean（美洲热带植物）金甲豆。
2.1
- Phaseolus lunatus (or limensis), family Leguminosae.拉丁名 Phaseolus lunatus (或 limensis), 豆科。
词源
mid 18th cent.: lima from the name of the Peruvian capital LIMA.