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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within theFabeae tribe —vetches and importantbeans .
Etymologies
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In English, fava refers to Vicia faba, large beans in long green pods that are also known as broad beans or horse beans in English (in Greek, they're called koukia).
Archive 2008-03-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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In English, fava refers to Vicia faba, large beans in long green pods that are also known as broad beans or horse beans in English (in Greek, they're called koukia).
Recipes: Santorini Fava Pie with Tomatoes, Capers, and Eggs & Fava Pantremeni (Σαντορίνη Φάβα Πίτες με Ντομάτες, Κάπαρης και Αυγά & Φάβα Παντρεμένη) Laurie Constantino 2008
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They find a new specimen of a plant Vicia villosa, a member of the lowly pasture.
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As Alice Waters puts it in Chez Panisse Vegetables, "The fava bean, Vicia fabia, was the bean of Europe before contact with the New World."
fava up first 2009
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They find a new specimen of a plant Vicia villosa, a member of the lowly pasture.
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The subalpine vegetation is dominated by black mountain pine Pinus uncinata, Vicia argentea (R) and the endemic Borderea pyrenaica.
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Dr Alice, Vicia faba: broad bean, fava bean, faba bean, horse bean, field bean or tic bean.
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Today's scientific name for this bean is _Vicia faba_.
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Today's scientific name for this bean is _Vicia faba_.
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Today's scientific name for this bean is _Vicia faba_.
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