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noun
An edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: bell bean, broad bean, faba bean, field bean, horse bean, Pythagorean bean, tic bean, Windsor bean
Antonyms: none provided
noun
shell beans cooked as lima beans
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: broad bean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shell bean
noun
seed of the broad-bean plant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: broad bean, horsebean
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bean
History
From fava + bean, from Italian fava.
