資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Lima \Li"ma\ (l[=e]"m[.a] or l[imac]"m[.a]), n.
The capital city of Peru, in South America.
{Lima bean}. (Bot.)
(a) A variety of climbing or pole bean ({Phaseolus lunatus}),
which has very large flattish seeds.
(b) The seed of this plant, much used for food.
{Lima wood} (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South
American tree {C[ae]salpinia echinata}.
Sieva \Sie"va\, n. (Bot.)
A small variety of the Lima bean ({Phaseolus lunatus}).
資料來源 : WordNet®
Phaseolus lunatus
n : bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United
States having small flat edible seeds [syn: {sieva bean},
{butter bean}, {butter-bean plant}, {lima bean}]