Vicia faba vi·cia·faba uncommon noun 1. Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder Synonymsbroad beanbroad-beanbroad-bean plantEnglish beanEuropean beanfield beanVicia faba Related words Broader terms shell bean Parts Vicia Part of broad bean WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
