broad-bean

An Old World upright plant cultivated primarily for its large, flat edible seeds, and also used as fodder.

• 🇵🇹Planta herbácea anual da família das leguminosas, cultivada principalmente por suas sementes grandes e achatadas, comestíveis, e também usada como forragem ou adubo verde.

1. Edible legume A2 formal culinary

   A large, flat, edible seed from a plant of the pea family, often used in cooking.

   • She added broad beans to the salad for extra protein.
   • Broad beans are a staple in many Mediterranean dishes.
   • He grew broad beans in his garden this year.

   🇵🇹Fava

   Sinônimos: broad beanfava beanhorse bean

2. The plant itself B1 formal

   An Old World upright plant (Vicia faba) grown for its large flat edible seeds and also used as fodder.

   • The broad-bean plant can grow quite tall in fertile soil.
   • Farmers often rotate broad-bean crops to enrich the soil.
   • Broad-bean plants are also used as animal feed.

   🇵🇹Planta da fava

   Sinônimos: fava beanhorse bean

• broad beans plural form
• broad beans' possessive plural form
• broad bean's possessive singular form