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English bean

DEFINITIONS OF: English bean

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n Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder

Synonyms:
European bean, Vicia faba, broad bean, broad-bean, broad-bean plant, field bean
Type of:
shell bean, shell bean plant
a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod
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