broad bean

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noun

fava bean.

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Origin of broad bean

First recorded in 1775–85

Words nearby broad bean

broad, broad arrow, broadax, broadband, broad-based, broad bean, broadbill, broadbrim, broad-brush, broadcast, broadcaster

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How to use broad bean in a sentence

A 2013 study showed that a broad bean plant that isn’t under attack — but that taps into the same fungal network as one that is — will also send out these warnings.
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In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.
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The Eighty-ninth Congress was potentially more fertile ground for the broad range of controversial programs on his dream agenda.
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Our time is so vastly different in its particulars that the parallels work only in broad strokes.
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Then, under the bold headline “Rebooting Spider-Man,” Robinov describes a broad vision for the future of the franchise.
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The protests so far have relied on a small group of core organizing bodies to harness broad but diffuse support.
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His strong legs and his broad, spade-like feet helped to make him a fine swimmer.
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This gave the house a very cheerful appearance, as if it were constantly on a broad grin.
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And now I am going on to a review of the broad facts of the educational organization of our present world.
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The embankment or road-bed was commenced by gigantic piling, and is very broad and substantial.
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Two broad dormer windows looked out toward the Gulf, and as far across it as a man's eye might reach.
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British Dictionary definitions for broad bean

broad bean

noun

an erect annual Eurasian bean plant, Vicia faba, cultivated for its large edible flattened seeds, used as a vegetable

the seed of this plant

Also called: horse bean

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