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Broad Bean

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Noun

1. broad bean, fava bean, horsebean

seed of the broad-bean plant

2. broad bean, broad-bean, broad-bean plant, english bean, european bean, field bean, vicia faba

Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder

3. broad bean, horse bean

a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder

4. broad bean, fava bean

shell beans cooked as lima beans

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Broad Bean

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noun
1. 
an erect annual Eurasian bean plant, Vicia faba, cultivated for its large edible flattened seeds, used as a vegetable
2. 
the seed of this plant

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Broad Bean

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a plant (Vicia faba) of the pea family, bearing large, broad pods with flat, edible seeds, used for fodder and as a vegetable

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Broad Bean

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