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An edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation. Also known as Vicia faba, the broad bean, faba bean, horse bean, field bean or tic bean.
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fava bean — [fä′və] n. [It fava, bean (< L faba, BEAN)] BROAD BEAN … English World dictionary
fava bean — noun 1. seed of the broad bean plant • Syn: ↑broad bean, ↑horsebean • Hypernyms: ↑bean • Part Holonyms: ↑broad bean, ↑broad bean, ↑broad bea … Useful english dictionary
fava bean — UK [ˈfɑːvə ˌbiːn] / US [ˈfɑvə ˌbɪn] noun [countable] Word forms fava bean : singular fava bean plural fava beans American a broad bean … English dictionary
fava-bean — paprastoji pupa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos maistinis, pašarinis kultūrinis augalas (Vicia faba). atitikmenys: lot. Faba vulgaris var. major; Vicia faba; Vicia faba var. faba; Vicia faba var. major angl. broad bean; faba… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Fava bean — The broad bean to which many people react adversely with an acute hemolytic anemia with sudden breakup of red blood cells (see Favism). Fava beans look like large tan lima beans. They are popular in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, are… … Medical dictionary
fava bean — fa|va bean [ˈfa:və bi:n] n AmE [Date: 1900 2000; : Italian; Origin: fava, from Latin faba bean ] a large flat pale green bean British Equivalent: broad bean … Dictionary of contemporary English
fava bean — [ fα:və] (also faba bean) noun North American term for broad bean. Origin Ital. fava, from L. faba bean … English new terms dictionary
fava bean — /ˈfavə bin/ (say fahvuh been) noun → broad bean. {from the botanical name Vicia faba, the faba being altered to fava} …
fava bean — fa′va bean [[t]ˈfɑ və[/t]] n. 1) pln a bean, Vicia faba, of the Old World, bearing large pods containing edible seeds 2) pln the seed or pod of this plant Also called broad bean,horse bean • Etymology: 1940–45; < It < L faba … From formal English to slang
fava bean — [[t]f ɑvə biːn[/t]] fava beans N COUNT: usu pl Fava beans are flat round beans that are light green in colour and are eaten as a vegetable. [AM] (in BRIT, use broad beans) … English dictionary
