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- proper noun A taxonomic
species within thegenus Vicia — a species ofbean known asfava bean orbroad bean among others.
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Fava or Broad Beans The fava bean or broad bean, Vicia faba, is the largest of the commonly eaten legumes, and was the only bean known to Europe until the discovery of the New World.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Fava or Broad Beans The fava bean or broad bean, Vicia faba, is the largest of the commonly eaten legumes, and was the only bean known to Europe until the discovery of the New World.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Dr. Jim Duke describes fava beans Vicia faba as one of nature's best sources for the compound called L-dopa, which is the precursor of dopamine in the brain.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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