broad bean

broad bean Definition

broad bean

noun

a plant (Vicia faba) of the pea family, bearing large, broad pods with flat, edible seeds, used for fodder and as a vegetable

broad bean Usage Examples

Converse of object

pick: We then dug up potatoes and picked broad beans for tea, but actually had pasta - LOL.
plant: Planted the broad beans on plot 29 - very late but what the hell?
grow: Broad beans grown in pots can now be transplanted into the garden.
like: The tree is a tall evergreen, which produces long green seed pods that look rather like round broad beans.

Preposition: for

tea: We then dug up potatoes and picked broad beans for tea, but actually had pasta - LOL.

Adjective modifier

first: Monday 13th June 2005 There is something about the smell of the first broad beans that raises my pulse.

Preposition: on

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