fava bean

English

fava beans

Etymology

From fava +‎ bean, from Italian fava.

Noun

fava bean (plural fava beans)

1. An edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation.

Synonyms

• (Vicia faba): broad bean, faba bean, horse bean, field bean, tic bean, bell bean, Windsor bean

Derived terms

• favism

Translations

Vicia faba — see broad bean

References

• Vicia faba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vicia faba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vicia faba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons