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1. Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
   - broad bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba

1. Seed of the broad-bean plant
   - fava bean [N. Amer], horsebean
    
2. A bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder
   - horse bean
    
3. Shell beans cooked as lima beans
   - fava bean [N. Amer]

Derived forms: broad beans, broad-beans

Type of: bean, fodder, shell bean, shell bean plant

Part of: genus Vicia, Vicia

Encyclopedia: Broad bean