| English noun: butter bean | 
| 1. | butter bean (plant) bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds | 
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 | Synonyms | butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | shell bean, shell bean plant | 
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 | Part holonym | butter bean, butterbean, civet bean, sieva bean | 
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 | Member meronym | genus Phaseolus, Phaseolus | 
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| 2. | butter bean (food) small flat green bean similar to lima beans | 
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 | Synonyms | butterbean, civet bean, sieva bean | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | shell bean | 
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 | Part meronym | butter bean, butter-bean plant, lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus, sieva bean | 
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