Thesaurus: lima

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1. n. The capital city of Peru, in South America.
2. The capital city of Peru, in South America. Lima bean. (Bot.) (a) 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.
3. The capital city of Peru, in South America. Lima bean. (Bot.)(a) A variety of climbing or pole bean (Phaseolus lunatus), which hasvery large flattish seeds. (b) The seed of this plant, much used forfood.-- Lima wood (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South Americantree Cæsalpinia echinata.
4. n. capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital of the Spanish empire in the New World until the 19th century