fava bean

fa·va bean

 (fä′və)

n.

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. In both senses also called broad bean, horse bean.

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[Italian fava, from Latin faba; see bha-bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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fava bean

(ˈfɑːvə) or

fava

n

1. (Plants) an erect annual Eurasian bean plant, Vicia faba, cultivated for its large edible flattened seeds, used as a vegetable

2. (Plants) the seed of this plant

Also called: broad bean

[C20: Italian fava from Latin faba bean]

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fa′va bean`

(ˈfɑ və)
n.

1. a bean, Vicia faba, of the Old World, bearing large pods containing edible seeds.

2. the seed or pod of this plant. Also called broad bean , horse bean.

[1940–45; < Italian < Latin faba]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fava bean - seed of the broad-bean plant   broad bean, horsebean 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.	fava bean - shell beans cooked as lima beans broad bean shell bean - unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking

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Translations

فول

bob

hestebønne

Saubohne

κουκί

haba

härkäpapu

fève

bob

fava

ソラマメ

잠두

tuinboon

bønnevikke

bób

favafeijão-fava

бобконские бобы

bondböna

ถั่วชนิดหนึ่งเป็นผัก

bakla

đậu tằm

蚕豆

fava bean

[ˈfɑːvəbiːn] N (US) → haba f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fava bean

n (US) → dicke Bohne, Saubohne f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fava bean

→ فول bob hestebønne Saubohne κουκί haba härkäpapu fève bob fava ソラマメ 잠두 tuinboon bønnevikke bób fava, feijão-fava конские бобы bondböna ถั่วชนิดหนึ่งเป็นผัก bakla đậu tằm 蚕豆

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