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broad bean

 
Dictionary: broad bean  broad·bean (brôd'bēn')
also n. In both senses also called fava bean, horse bean.
  1. An annual Old World plant (Vicia faba) in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves, white flowers with lateral purplish blotches, and long thick pods.
  2. The edible seed or green pod of this plant. It is the bean of antiquity.

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Also known as fava or horse bean, Vicia faba. A 75-g portion is a good source of copper; a source of niacin, folate, and vitamin C; contains 0.5 g of fat, of which 16% is saturated; provides 3 g of dietary fibre; supplies 35 kcal (145 kJ). See also favism.

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IN BRIEF: n. - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder.

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The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: seed of the broad-bean plant
  Synonyms: fava bean, horsebean

Meaning #2: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
  Synonyms: broadbean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba

Meaning #3: a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder
  Synonym: horse bean

Meaning #4: shell beans cooked as limas
  Synonym: fava bean


 
 

 

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