fava bean

[ fah-vuh ]

noun

1. a plant, Vicia faba, native to the Old World, bearing large pods containing edible seeds.
2. the seed or pod of this plant.

fava bean

/ ˈfɑːvə /

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fava bean¹

1940–45; < Italian < Latin faba bean

Word History and Origins

Origin of fava bean¹

C20: Italian fava from Latin faba bean

Example Sentences

They found that when they isolated protein from fava beans, they could use heating, cooling, and pressure to reshape it into a structure that mimics chicken muscle.

From Vox

Their team of 200 scientists examined different plant candidates — soy beans, peas, mung beans, fava beans, and so on — to figure out which would be the best plant to supply the protein in their tenders.

From Vox

Although the tenders are mainly made from fava beans, I honestly wouldn’t have suspected that they come from a plant if I hadn’t known that before I took a bite.

From Vox