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Fava bean
species of plant, vegetable / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vicia fava is a plant in the family of the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is commonly cultivated as a crop. Its English common names include fava bean, faba bean, broad bean, tick bean and horse bean.
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Fava bean | |
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Illustration of Vicia faba in flower | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Fabeae |
Genus: | Vicia |
Species: | V. faba |
Binomial name | |
Vicia faba | |
Synonyms | |
Faba sativa Moench. |
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Favism is a hereditary disease: People with this condition who eat fava beans will get problems with their red blood cells.
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