broad bean

noun

broad bean

an erect annual Eurasian bean plant, Vicia faba , cultivated for its large edible flattened seeds, used as a vegetable
the seed of this plant

First recorded in 1775–85

The precious vegetable came hither by the same road as the broad bean.

It was found a better article of diet than the broad bean, which to-day, after such good service, is comparatively neglected.

The Broad Bean is a thrifty plant, as hardy as any in the garden, and very accommodating as to soil.

David sat uncomfortably on a broad bean, protesting against this new mania.

Did you come from Central Asia with the broad bean and the pea?

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