Meanings
plural butter beans · alternative butterbean
- Any bean of certain species, including:
- A lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), especially when yellow or yellowish-white in colour.
Synonyms: double bean, Madagascar bean, sieva bean, civet bean
- A wax bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).
- A yellow wax bean.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), especially when yellow or yellowish-white in colour.
More synonyms by meaning
nounbush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
nounsmall flat green bean similar to lima beans
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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butter bean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butter%20bean
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