NOUN | plant | horsebean, broad bean, fava bean | seed of the broad-bean plant |
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plant | horsebean, Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata | large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers |
Meaning | seed of the broad-bean plant. | |
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Synonyms | broad bean, fava bean | |
Part of | broad bean, broad-bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European bean, field bean, Vicia faba | Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder |
Broader | bean | Any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
Spanish | haba |
Meaning | large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States. | |
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Synonyms | Jerusalem thorn, Parkinsonia aculeata | |
Member of | Parkinsonia, genus Parkinsonia | small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Catalan | Parkinsonia aculeata |
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