"fava bean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fava beans [plural]
Etymology: fava + bean, from Italian fava. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fava|bean}} fava + bean, {{der|en|it|fava}} Italian fava Head templates: {{en-noun}} fava bean (plural fava beans)
  1. An edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation. Categories (lifeform): Fabeae tribe plants, Vegetables Synonyms (Vicia faba): broad bean, faba bean, horse bean, field bean, tic bean, bell bean, Windsor bean Derived forms: favism

Inflected forms

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