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broad bean

n. An edible bean that has broad seeds.

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broad bean

  1. n. seed of the broad-bean plant [syn: fava bean, horsebean]

  2. Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder [syn: broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba]

  3. a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder [syn: horse bean]

  4. shell beans cooked as limas [syn: fava bean]

Usage examples of "broad bean".

Nevertheless I have never been able to be inhospitable and, it being later in the year, at least there was more produce available from my garden, so in the end I decided upon courgette fritters with mayonnaise dip, eggs Florentine, Spanish omelette, kedgeree, broad bean dip, nasturtium salad and roast tomatoes with garlic.

Nanny tends to little Nessa, papoosing her around in the daily hunt for charfish, needle flowers, and broad bean vines.

She bustled off to bring him some fresh bread and some maccu, a broad bean and fennel pur&eacute.

He wore gloves, he carried a muff of priceless zibeline, and in his cravat there was a diamond the size of a broad bean.