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fava bean

[fah-vuh]

noun

  1. a plant, Vicia faba, native to the Old World, bearing large pods containing edible seeds.

  2. the seed or pod of this plant.



fava bean

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. an erect annual Eurasian bean plant, Vicia faba , cultivated for its large edible flattened seeds, used as a vegetable

  2. the seed of this plant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fava bean1

1940–45; < Italian < Latin faba bean
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fava bean1

C20: Italian fava from Latin faba bean
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Another great salad is strawberries mixed with fava beans, radishes, greens and a garlic vinaigrette or shallot vinaigrette.

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If I had to power rank spring’s most quintessential legumes, I’d place fava beans at the very top.

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Spring specialties: garlic scapes, pea shoots, ramps, fiddlehead ferns, English peas, fava beans.

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But in Nukoko's case the raw material of choice is not carob or sunflower seeds but fava beans.

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On the box, the burgers - made from fava bean and pea protein - are described as "succulent and tangy" and "with an American style mustard and gherkin melt".

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