broad bean
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broad bean
also broad·bean (brôd′bēn′)n.
See fava bean.
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broad bean
orbroadbean
n
Also called: horse bean1. (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
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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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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 | |
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 |
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Translations
bob
hestebønne
härkäpapu
bob
ソラマメ
잠두
bondböna
ถั่วชนิดหนึ่งเป็นผัก
đậu tằm
broad bean
n → favaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
broad 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009