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broad bean
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broad bean also broad·bean (brôdbn)
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.

broad bean
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an erect annual Eurasian bean plant, Vicia faba, cultivated for its large edible flattened seeds, used as a vegetable
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the seed of this plant Also called horse bean
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.broad bean - seed of the broad-bean plantbroad bean - seed of the broad-bean plant        
broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba, broad bean - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
bean - any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
2.broad bean - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodderbroad bean - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
horse bean, broad bean - a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder
shell bean, shell bean plant - a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod
genus Vicia, Vicia - widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs
broad bean, fava bean, horsebean - seed of the broad-bean plant
3.broad bean - a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder
fodder - coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba, broad bean - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
4.broad bean - shell beans cooked as lima beans
shell bean - unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking
Translations
broad bean nfava

broad bean فول široká fazole hestebønne Saubohne κουκί haba härkäpapu fève bob fava ソラマメ 잠두 tuinboon bønnevikke bób fava, feijão-fava кормовые бобы bondböna ถั่วชนิดหนึ่งเป็นผัก bakla đậu tằm 蚕豆


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Fresh young broad beans need only be shelled, but mature beans must also be peeled to rid them of a waxy skin that surrounds each bean.
Broad beans BROAD beans have been chosen by the National Trust as one of the top three veg to grow in winter, as part of its Food Glorious Food campaign aimed at encouraging the next generation to grow their own.
BROAD beans are at their best from the end of May to mid-July when the pods are pale green and soft and the beans are still small.
 
 
 
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