Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun butter_bean

2 senses of butter bean

Sense 1
sieva bean, butter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus -- (bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds)
       => shell bean, shell bean plant -- (a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod)

Sense 2
sieva bean, butter bean, butterbean, civet bean -- (small flat green bean similar to lima beans)
       => shell bean -- (unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking)