broad bean

1. 1.

   seed of the broad-bean plant

   Synonymsfava beanhorsebean

   Broaderbean

   Part ofbroad bean
2. 2.

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

   Synonymsbroad-beanbroad-bean plantEnglish beanEuropean beanfield beanVicia faba

   Broadershell bean

   Part ofVicia

   Partsbroad bean
3. 3.

   a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder

   Synonymshorse bean

   Broaderfodder

   Part ofbroad bean
4. 4.

   shell beans cooked as lima beans

   Synonymsfava bean

   Broadershell bean

Questions about broad bean

What does broad bean mean?

broad bean means "seed of the broad-bean plant". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for broad bean?

Close synonyms include fava bean, horsebean, broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is broad bean a common word?

broad bean is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.