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speckled butter bean

speckled butter bean noun: a variety of small lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), popular in the cuisine of the southern United States, featuring a cream-colored base with maroon or brown speckles.

Noun

speckled butter bean (plural speckled butter beans)

  1. A variety of small lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), popular in the cuisine of the southern United States, featuring a cream-colored base with maroon or brown speckles.

Forms of speckled butter bean

pluralspeckled butter beans

Questions about speckled butter bean

What does speckled butter bean mean?
Speckled butter bean means a variety of small lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), popular in the cuisine of the southern United States, featuring a cream-colored base with maroon or brown speckles.
What part of speech is speckled butter bean?
Speckled butter bean is a noun.
What is the plural of speckled butter bean?
The plural of speckled butter bean is speckled butter beans.

Words near speckled butter bean in the dictionary

  1. speckled alder
  2. speckled alders
  3. speckled bass
  4. speckled boobook
  5. speckled boobooks
  6. speckled butter bean
  7. speckled butter beans
  8. speckled carpetshark
  9. speckled carpetsharks
  10. speckled footman
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