Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fava_bean

2 senses of fava bean

Sense 1
broad bean, fava bean, horsebean -- (seed of the broad-bean plant)
       => bean -- (any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans)

Sense 2
fava bean, broad bean -- (shell beans cooked as lima beans)
       => shell bean -- (unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking)