fava bean

noun
🔊/ˈfɑːvə biːn/
🔊/ˈfɑːvə biːn/
(North American English)
(also broad bean especially in British English)
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  1. a type of round, pale green bean. Several fava beans grow together inside a fat pod.蚕豆
    Word OriginItalian fava, from Latin faba ‘bean’.