broad bean

American  

noun

broad beans plural

1. fava bean.

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broad bean British  

noun

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

2. the seed of this plant

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• broad beans
  plural

Etymology

Origin of broad bean

First recorded in 1775–85

Example Sentences

My Chinese "pantry staples" are Sichuan chili broad bean paste, Chinese soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, Chinese vinegar, Sichuan peppercorns and Sichuan chili peppers.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2022

Also called a broad bean, these fresh shell beans require a little bit of work but are totally worth the effort, bringing a sweet nuttiness to your spring dishes.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2018

I want Tredwells chef Chantelle Nicholson’s spring pea and broad bean gnudi with tempura spring onions.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2018

The team grew sets of five broad bean plants, allowing three in each group to develop mycorrhizal networks, and preventing the networks' growth in the other two.

From BBC • May 10, 2013

The pea, the broad bean, the vetch, and the chick-pea all have their vermin; but the haricot, lou gounflo-gus, never.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard