Fava bean
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An edible bean (Vicia faba) native to Africa and Southwest Asia with a long tradition of cultivation.
"At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher."
- 2 shell beans cooked as lima beans wordnet
- 3 seed of the broad-bean plant wordnet
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More examples"At the greenmarket, it’s still mostly potatoes and apples. There are no tender greens, fava beans, peas, asparagus, artichokes, sorrel, rhubarb or early strawberries. Those harbingers of the season are said to be full of chi, or qi, the Chinese word for life force. We’re craving them as we’re craving lighter, brighter-tasting meals, food that is greener and fresher."
Etymology
From fava + bean, from Italian fava.