broad bean

noun

: fava bean

Examples of broad bean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There's a lengthy vegetarian menu, which isn't always a given in these parts—think broad bean porridge with confit ceps or slow-roasted beetroot with walnut wine. —Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2024

The Pig’s Head sources much of its veg from there, from plump broad beans to purple-green asparagus. —Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024

The diet of Blue Zone centenarians consists largely of legumes, like black beans, azuki beans, soybeans, lentils, and broad beans, while meat is consumed only five times a month. —Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024

The dinner started with a salad made with radishes, carrots, broad beans, stracciatella and verbena oil. —Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

broad bean

noun

1

: an Old World upright vetch widely grown for its seeds and as fodder

2

: the large flat edible seed of a broad bean

Medical Definition

broad bean

noun

ˈbrȯd-ˌbēn 

: the large flat edible seed of an Old World upright vetch (Vicia faba)

also : this plant widely grown for its seeds and as fodder

called also fava bean

see favism