Meaning

2 senses

  1. Lima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus).

    We planted limas with the corn last night.

  2. Lima bean (the fruit of the plant).

    We had limas with dinner last night.

More definitions
  • capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century

Origin

Ellipsis of lima bean. Doublet of Lima.

Ellipsis of lima bean. Doublet of Lima.

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Forms

plural: limas
Singularlima
Plurallimas

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century:capital of Peru

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lilaclilyA1limbB2limber

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