faba

1 of 2

variant of fava

Faba

2 of 2

noun

Fa·​ba

ˈfābə

in some classifications

: a genus of leguminous plants comprising the broad bean and now usually included in Vicia

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Latin, bean

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