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fava bean
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
fava bean
(noun)
fava bean
/
ˈ
fɑːvə-/
noun
plural
fava beans
fava bean
/
ˈ
fɑːvə-/
noun
plural
fava beans
Britannica Dictionary definition of FAVA BEAN
[
count
]
chiefly US
:
a large, flat, pale green seed that is eaten as a vegetable
—
called also
(chiefly British)
broad bean
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