English Explanatory Dictionary

horse bean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A broad bean (Vicia faba var. equina),
  2. A jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-horse bean.wav

Word forms

horse bean horse beans

Etymology

So called because of use in feeding horses.

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