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

Derived forms: field beans

Type of: shell bean, shell bean plant

Part of: genus Vicia, Vicia

Encyclopedia: Field bean