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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of broad bean1
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Example Sentences
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.
The precious vegetable came hither by the same road as the broad bean.
It was found a better article of diet than the broad bean, which to-day, after such good service, is comparatively neglected.
The Broad Bean is a thrifty plant, as hardy as any in the garden, and very accommodating as to soil.
David sat uncomfortably on a broad bean, protesting against this new mania.
Did you come from Central Asia with the broad bean and the pea?
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