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broad bean Definition


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broad bean
noun
    1. An annual plant of the bean family, cultivated worldwide for its large edible seeds, which grow in pods.
    2. One of the large flattened pale green edible seeds of this plant, eaten as a vegetable, and sometimes used to feed livestock.
Etymology: 18c.



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