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FAVA BEAN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does fava bean mean?

• FAVA BEAN (noun)
The noun FAVA BEAN has 2 senses:

1. seed of the broad-bean plant
2. shell beans cooked as lima beans

Familiarity information: FAVA BEAN used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FAVA BEAN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Seed of the broad-bean plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

broad bean; fava bean; horsebean

Hypernyms ("fava bean" is a kind of...):

bean (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)

Holonyms ("fava bean" is a part of...):

broad bean; broad-bean; broad-bean plant; English bean; European bean; field bean; Vicia faba (Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Shell beans cooked as lima beans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

fava bean; broad bean

Hypernyms ("fava bean" is a kind of...):

shell bean (unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking)

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