lima

About 3.30 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Alternative letter-case form of Lima of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
2. noun Lima bean (the plant, Phaseolus lunatus).

   We planted limas with the corn last night.

3. noun Lima bean (the fruit of the plant).

   We had limas with dinner last night.

4. noun Alternative letter-case form of Lima from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Similar words

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Often followed by

beans and bean in to was is on for

Word family

Lima