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CIVET BEAN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does civet bean mean?

• CIVET BEAN (noun)
The noun CIVET BEAN has 1 sense:

1. small flat green bean similar to lima beans

Familiarity information: CIVET BEAN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CIVET BEAN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small flat green bean similar to lima beans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

butterbean; civet bean; butter bean; sieva bean

Hypernyms ("civet bean" is a kind of...):

shell bean (unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking)

Holonyms ("civet bean" is a part of...):

butter bean; butter-bean plant; lima bean; Phaseolus lunatus; sieva bean (bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds)

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