fava bean

fa·va bean  (fäv)

n.

See broad bean.

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

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