butter bean

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butter bean

noun butter beans · butterbean

A lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), especially when yellow or yellowish-white in colour.
Similar: double bean, Madagascar bean, sieva bean, civet bean
A wax bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).
A yellow wax bean.

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@misc{butter_bean_2026,
  title = {butter bean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/butter%20bean},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}