speckled butter beans

A form of speckled butter bean — A variety of small lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), popular in the cuisine of the southern United States, featuring a cream-colored base with maroon or brown speckles.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of speckled butter bean
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