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Fava bean
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a type of large, flat, edible seed from the plant Vicia faba. These beans are typically pale green to whitish in color and can be eaten raw, blanched, or cooked
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Plural form
fava beans
Examples
She added cooked fava beans to the salad for extra protein.
