butter bean

but·ter bean

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buht-er been]
- /ˈbʌt ər bin/
- /ˈbʌtə(r) biːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buht-er been]
- /ˈbʌt ər bin/

Definitions of butter bean words

countable noun butter bean Butter beans are the yellowish flat round seeds of a kind of bean plant. They are eaten as a vegetable, and in Britain they are usually sold dried rather than fresh. 3
noun butter bean a variety of lima bean that has large pale flat edible seeds and is grown in the southern US 3
noun butter bean any of various light-colored beans, as a lima bean or wax bean 3
noun butter bean a variety of small-seeded lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus, grown in the southern U.S. 1
noun butter bean Midland and Southern U.S. any type of lima bean. 1
noun butter bean legume 1

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Origin of butter bean

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Butter bean

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butter bean popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

butter bean usage trend in Literature

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