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- noun An edible
bean (Vicia faba ) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition ofcultivation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun seed of the broad-bean plant
- noun shell beans cooked as lima beans
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Italian fava, from Latin faba, broad bean; see bha-bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
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