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- noun Alternative spelling of
butter bean .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small flat green bean similar to lima beans
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Lamb curry, mushroom risotto, courgette and red onion flan, or pumpkin and butterbean cobbler as the main course, then afters – including flapjacks, banana cake and wholemeal shortbread – all for just £2.
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If you ever wondered, the larger Lima beans, _Phaseolus limensis _, were endemic to the Peruvian coast precursors domesticated about 8,000 years ago, but the smaller seed butterbean varieties, precursors domesticated from Central American Mexico and Guatemala area _Phaseolus lunatus _ date about 2,400 years back.
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If you ever wondered, the larger Lima beans, _Phaseolus limensis _, were endemic to the Peruvian coast precursors domesticated about 8,000 years ago, but the smaller seed butterbean varieties, precursors domesticated from Central American Mexico and Guatemala area _Phaseolus lunatus _ date about 2,400 years back.
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If you ever wondered, the larger Lima beans, _Phaseolus limensis _, were endemic to the Peruvian coast precursors domesticated about 8,000 years ago, but the smaller seed butterbean varieties, precursors domesticated from Central American Mexico and Guatemala area _Phaseolus lunatus _ date about 2,400 years back.
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If you ever wondered, the larger Lima beans, _Phaseolus limensis _, were endemic to the Peruvian coast precursors domesticated about 8,000 years ago, but the smaller seed butterbean varieties, precursors domesticated from Central American Mexico and Guatemala area _Phaseolus lunatus _ date about 2,400 years back.
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If you ever wondered, the larger Lima beans, _Phaseolus limensis _, were endemic to the Peruvian coast precursors domesticated about 8,000 years ago, but the smaller seed butterbean varieties, precursors domesticated from Central American Mexico and Guatemala area _Phaseolus lunatus _ date about 2,400 years back.
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