broad bean

broad bean

also broad·bean  (brôd′bēn′)

n.

See fava bean.

broad bean

or

broadbean

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: horse bean

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broad bean - seed of the broad-bean plant   fava 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.	broad bean - Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba 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 horse bean 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 fava bean shell bean - unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking

Translations

فول

bob

hestebønne

Saubohne

κουκί

haba

härkäpapu

fève

bob

fava

ソラマメ

잠두

tuinboon

bønnevikke

bób

favafeijão-fava

конские бобы

bondböna

ถั่วชนิดหนึ่งเป็นผัก

bakla

đậu tằm

蚕豆

broad bean

n → fava

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