fava bean — [fä′və] n. [It fava, bean (< L faba, BEAN)] BROAD BEAN … English World dictionary
fava bean — noun 1. seed of the broad bean plant • Syn: ↑broad bean, ↑horsebean • Hypernyms: ↑bean • Part Holonyms: ↑broad bean, ↑broad bean, ↑broad bea … Useful english dictionary
fava bean — UK [ˈfɑːvə ˌbiːn] / US [ˈfɑvə ˌbɪn] noun [countable] Word forms fava bean : singular fava bean plural fava beans American a broad bean … English dictionary
fava-bean — paprastoji pupa statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos maistinis, pašarinis kultūrinis augalas (Vicia faba). atitikmenys: lot. Faba vulgaris var. major; Vicia faba; Vicia faba var. faba; Vicia faba var. major angl. broad bean; faba… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
fava bean — fa|va bean [ˈfa:və bi:n] n AmE [Date: 1900 2000; : Italian; Origin: fava, from Latin faba bean ] a large flat pale green bean British Equivalent: broad bean … Dictionary of contemporary English
fava bean — [ fα:və] (also faba bean) noun North American term for broad bean. Origin Ital. fava, from L. faba bean … English new terms dictionary
fava bean — noun An edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation. Also known as Vicia faba, the broad bean, faba bean, horse bean, field bean or tic bean … Wiktionary
fava bean — /ˈfavə bin/ (say fahvuh been) noun → broad bean. {from the botanical name Vicia faba, the faba being altered to fava} …
fava bean — fa′va bean [[t]ˈfɑ və[/t]] n. 1) pln a bean, Vicia faba, of the Old World, bearing large pods containing edible seeds 2) pln the seed or pod of this plant Also called broad bean,horse bean • Etymology: 1940–45; < It < L faba … From formal English to slang
fava bean — [[t]f ɑvə biːn[/t]] fava beans N COUNT: usu pl Fava beans are flat round beans that are light green in colour and are eaten as a vegetable. [AM] (in BRIT, use broad beans) … English dictionary
