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Lima bean
species of plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The lima bean (/ˈlaɪmə/) (Phaseolus lunatus), also known as the butter bean,[2] sieva bean,[3] double Bean[4][5] or Madagascar bean, is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans.
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Lima beans | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Phaseolus |
Species: | P. lunatus |
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Phaseolus lunatus | |
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