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butter bean

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
butter bean noun
plural butter beans
butter bean
noun
plural butter beans
Learner's definition of BUTTER BEAN
[count]
1 
US : a kind of small, flat bean : a small lima bean利马豆
2 
British : a lima bean that is dried before it is sold干利马豆

butter bean

noun

1
chiefly Southern US and Midland US
a
: lima bean sense 2

Note: The name butter bean is used chiefly for either a small white or pale green lima bean or a large white to tannish lima bean.

For heartier appetites, a pair of succulent spring lamb chops cozy up to baby herbed lima beans (sometimes known as butter beans). Better Homes and Gardens
… we sampled big, silk-textured butter beans shimmering in their juices … Jane and Michael Stern
b
: a plant (Phaseolus lunatus) that bears butter beans
2
: wax bean
3
: a green shell bean especially as opposed to a snap bean

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Lime and mint give creamy butter beans or baby lima beans a refreshing tang in this wholesome side dish. ExpressNews.com, 27 Nov. 2019 Put the butter in a large serving bowl and pour the warm butter beans on top. ExpressNews.com, 27 Nov. 2019 The tripe is cooked with black beans, butter beans, chorizo and tomato to intensify the inherent umami flavour of mogodu. Nikita Singh, Quartz Africa, 15 Sep. 2019 There's a very legit gumbo, and fish filets are cornmeal-crusted, served on top of butter beans and topped with crisp okra. Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 28 Aug. 2019 The aforementioned meaty and mild butter beans ($4.69) are huge limas somehow baked to deliciousness. Joan Wilder, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2019 In the seafood and meat section, there is a rustic beef short rib and mushroom ragout ($28), and octopus a la plancha ($31) mixed with butter beans, blood oranges and kale chips. Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018 The aforementioned meaty and mild butter beans ($4.69) are huge limas somehow baked to deliciousness. Joan Wilder, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2019 In the seafood and meat section, there is a rustic beef short rib and mushroom ragout ($28), and octopus a la plancha ($31) mixed with butter beans, blood oranges and kale chips. Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of butter bean was in 1920

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