broad bean
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n. 1. a large edible flat green bean that is typically eaten without the pod. Also called fava bean, horsebean. 2. the plant (Vicia faba) that yields these beans, often cultivated in gardens.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
bean, broad
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views updated May 18 2018bean, broad Also known as fava or horse bean,
Vicia faba. A 75‐g portion is a good
source of copper; a source of niacin, folate, and vitamin C; contains 0.5 g of fat, of which 16% is saturated; provides 3 g of dietary fibre; supplies 35 kcal (145 kJ). See also
favism.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER
broad bean
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views updated Jun 11 2018 A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY
