BUTTER BEAN Definition & Meaning

butter bean

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noun

a variety of small-seeded lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus, grown in the southern U.S.
Midland and Southern U.S. any type of lima bean.

butter bean

noun

a variety of lima bean that has large pale flat edible seeds and is grown in the southern US

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Origin of butter bean¹

First recorded in 1810–20

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Put onions, carrots, potatoes, butter beans, corn and bay leaves in a soup pot.

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You could say, “I had butter beans for breakfast,” if you really did.

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Mama stopped helping Merry’s plate with butter beans.

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The main course was braised beef short ribs nestled on butter bean grits, topped with sorghum-glazed carrots and pine nuts, and garnished with pink dianthus and sea-thrift petals from the White House garden.

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The yellow squash soup was followed by braised beef short ribs with butter bean grits, sorghum-glazed carrots and pine nuts.

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