Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of leguminous plants, by most authors included under the genus Vicia.
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Examples
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Albala tells us at 33-34 that fava beans were “among the early Fertile Crescent domesticates,” but “the origin of Vicia faba is unknown and its wild ancestor is probably extinct.
Beans: A History and My Legume Love Affair Ninth Helping Round-Up Laurie Constantino 2009
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Albala tells us at 33-34 that fava beans were “among the early Fertile Crescent domesticates,” but “the origin of Vicia faba is unknown and its wild ancestor is probably extinct.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laurie Constantino 2009
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And habichuelas would have caught on in different regions to describe any bean smaller than the faba, which is most except the big Peruvian Lima!
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: And habichuelas would have caught on in different regions to describe any bean smaller than the faba, which is most except the big Peruvian Lima!
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: And habichuelas would have caught on in different regions to describe any bean smaller than the faba, which is most except the big Peruvian Lima!
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: And habichuelas would have caught on in different regions to describe any bean smaller than the faba, which is most except the big Peruvian Lima!
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And habichuelas would have caught on in different regions to describe any bean smaller than the faba, which is most except the big Peruvian Lima!
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And habichuelas would have caught on in different regions to describe any bean smaller than the faba, which is most except the big Peruvian Lima!
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: And habichuelas would have caught on in different regions to describe any bean smaller than the faba, which is most except the big Peruvian Lima!
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And habichuelas would have caught on in different regions to describe any bean smaller than the faba, which is most except the big Peruvian Lima!
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