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fava
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Seed of the broad-bean plant.

        fava

        Large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States.

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              We were astonished to find in this uninhabited spot a large Parkinsonia aculeata loaded with flowers.
              Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of Amer...
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              The horsebean-to-meju phase in its preparation is important for CHCP production and contributes significantly to its taste and odor.
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              Their allowance consisted of one pint of water a day to each person, and they were fed twice a day with yams and horsebeans.
              The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
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