"horse bean" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: horse beans [plural]
Etymology: So called because of use in feeding horses. Head templates: {{en-noun}} horse bean (plural horse beans)
  1. A broad bean (Vicia faba var. equina), Categories (lifeform): Fabeae tribe plants, Vegetables Translations (Vicia faba ver. equina): favó [masculine] (Catalan), härkäpapu (Finnish), Ackerbohne [feminine] (German), bób [masculine] (Polish), bakla (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-horse_bean-en-noun-JZC9PlE1 Disambiguation of Fabeae tribe plants: 56 44 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 71 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'Vicia faba ver. equina': 86 14
  2. A jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis).
    Sense id: en-horse_bean-en-noun-NPQaDNjz

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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Vicia faba ver. equina",
      "word": "bakla"
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