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Lima
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The capital city of Peru, in South America. Lima bean. (Bot.)
2. A variety of climbing or pole bean (Phaseolus lunatus), which has very large flattish seeds. (b) The seed of this plant, much used for food. -- Lima wood (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South American tree Cæsalpinia echinata.