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

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  • noun seed of the broad-bean plant
  • noun shell beans cooked as lima beans

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Italian fava, from Latin faba, broad bean; see bha-bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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