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Plural of lima

regular plural

The plural of lima is limas.

Forms of lima

Singularlima /ˈlaɪmə/
Plurallimas
Countablecountable

Limas in a sentence

  • We planted limas with the corn last night.
  • We had limas with dinner last night.
  • Christmas limas are also called chestnut limas, because they have the nutty flavor and potato-ey texture of a chestnut.2008, Jennifer McCann, Vegan Lunch Box: 130 Amazing, Animal-Free Lunches Kids and Grown-Ups Will Love!, [Cambridge, Mass.]: Da Capo…. From the entry potato-ey

Meaning of lima

  1. noun Lima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus).
  2. noun Lima bean (the fruit of the plant).

Full definition of lima

Questions about the plural of lima

What is the plural of lima?
The plural of lima is limas.
Is lima countable?
Lima is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lima (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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