fava beans
fava beans is the plural of fava bean.
Meaning of fava bean
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.
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