fava bean
fava bean noun: an edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation.
Noun
fava bean (plural fava beans)
- An edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation.
- At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries.
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- Synonyms:
- bell bean, broad bean, faba bean, field bean, horse bean, Pythagorean bean, tic bean, Windsor bean
- At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries.
Synonyms of fava bean
Forms of fava bean
| plural | fava beans |
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Origin of fava bean
From fava + bean, from Italian fava.
Words formed from fava bean
Questions about fava bean
- What does fava bean mean?
- Fava bean means an edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation.
- What part of speech is fava bean?
- Fava bean is a noun.
- What is the plural of fava bean?
- The plural of fava bean is fava beans.
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