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butter bean

butter bean noun: a lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), especially when yellow or yellowish-white in colour.

Noun

butter bean (plural butter beans)

  1. A lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), especially when yellow or yellowish-white in colour.
  2. A wax bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).
  3. A yellow wax bean.

butter bean meaning in Tamil

butter bean in Tamil

பெரிய அவரை

Synonyms of butter bean

Forms of butter bean

pluralbutter beans
alternative formbutterbean

Words formed from butter bean

Questions about butter bean

What does butter bean mean?
Butter bean means a lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), especially when yellow or yellowish-white in colour.
What is butter bean in Tamil?
Butter bean in Tamil is பெரிய அவரை. See Butter bean meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is butter bean?
Butter bean is a noun.
What is the plural of butter bean?
The plural of butter bean is butter beans.

Words near butter bean in the dictionary

  1. butted up
  2. Butten
  3. butter
  4. butter bar
  5. butter bars
  6. butter bean
  7. butter beans
  8. butter board
  9. butter boards
  10. butter boat
  11. butter boats

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