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n. The capital city of Peru, in South America. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. limax, limacis, slug, snail: cf. F. limacé. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to, or like, Limax, or the slugs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., From L. limax, limacis, a slug. ] (Zool.) A genus of small spiral pteropods, common in the Arctic and Antarctic seas. It contributes to the food of the right whales. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. limaçon, lit., a snail. ] (Geom.) A curve of the fourth degree, invented by Pascal. Its polar equation is r = a cos θ + b. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. limer to file. See Limation. ] Filings of metal. [ Obs. ] “An ounce . . . of silver lymaille.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. limon, fr. L. limus slime. ] The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river; slime. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. limatus, p. p. of limare to file, fr. lima file : cf. F. limation. ] The act of filing or polishing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. limatura. See Limation. ] 1. The act of filing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is filed off; filings. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]