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1. Bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
   - lima bean, Phaseolus limensis

1. Bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
   - sieva bean, butter bean, butter-bean plant, Phaseolus lunatus
    
2. Broad flat beans simmered gently; never eaten raw

1. Capital and largest city and economic centre of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century
   - capital of Peru

Type of: national capital, shell bean, shell bean plant

Part of: genus Phaseolus, PE, Peru, Phaseolus, Republic of Peru

Encyclopedia: Lima bean