BUTTER BEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does butter bean mean? 

• BUTTER BEAN (noun)
  The noun BUTTER BEAN has 2 senses:

1. bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds

2. small flat green bean similar to lima beans

  Familiarity information: BUTTER BEAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTTER BEAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

butter-bean plant; butter bean; lima bean; Phaseolus lunatus; sieva bean

Hypernyms ("butter bean" is a kind of...):

shell bean; shell bean plant (a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod)

Meronyms (parts of "butter bean"):

butter bean; butterbean; civet bean; sieva bean (small flat green bean similar to lima beans)

Holonyms ("butter bean" is a member of...):

genus Phaseolus; Phaseolus (herbs of warm regions including most American beans)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Small flat green bean similar to lima beans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

butter bean; butterbean; civet bean; sieva bean

Hypernyms ("butter bean" is a kind of...):

shell bean (unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking)

Holonyms ("butter bean" is a part of...):

butter-bean plant; butter bean; lima bean; Phaseolus lunatus; sieva bean (bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds)