Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

broad-bean

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: broad--bean
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder

Synonyms

broad bean broad-bean plant English bean European bean field bean Vicia faba

Questions

What does broad-bean mean?: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder

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