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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An annual Old World plant (Vicia faba) in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves, white flowers with lateral purplish blotches, and long thick pods.
  • noun The edible seed or green pod of this plant.

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  • noun An edible bean that has broad seeds.

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  • noun a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder
  • noun seed of the broad-bean plant
  • noun shell beans cooked as lima beans
  • noun Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder

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