Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lima"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lima \Li"ma\ (l[=e]"m[.a] or l[imac]"m[.a]), n.
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 {C[ae]salpinia echinata}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Lima
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 [syn: {Lima},
{capital of Peru}]
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