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Examples of broad bean in a Sentence
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The Pig’s Head sources much of its veg from there, from plump broad beans to purple-green asparagus.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
The diet of Blue Zone centenarians consists largely of legumes, like black beans, azuki beans, soybeans, lentils, and broad beans, while meat is consumed only five times a month.
—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2024
The dinner started with a salad made with radishes, carrots, broad beans, stracciatella and verbena oil.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
This year’s dish was a nod to newer food trends and the coronation quiche was born complete with broad beans, spinach and local cheddar.
—Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 17 July 2023
This crunchy broad bean snack packs six grams of protein per serving to keep you satisfied and satiated on the go.
—Ashley Martens, redbookmag.com, 10 May 2023
Then add the cooked, chopped spinach and the broad beans.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2023
The new dish, which was quickly nicknamed Quiche Le Reign, is built with spinach, tarragon, broad beans (called favas in the United States) and Cheddar, a nod to the cheesy eggs the king sometimes likes for breakfast.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 2 May 2023
This time though, the signature dish chosen by Charles and the queen consort will be a coronation quiche cooked with spinach, broad beans, cheese and tarragon.
—Karina Zaiets, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1726, in the meaning defined above
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“Broad bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broad%20bean. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
broad bean
noun1
: an Old World upright vetch widely grown for its seeds and as fodder
2
: the large flat edible seed of a broad bean
Medical Definition
broad bean
noun
: the large flat edible seed of an Old World upright vetch (Vicia faba)
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