Definition of "broad-bean" []

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

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "The next stop is for Dimbleby to try foul, a soupy broad-bean dip made by Sunni men and served in the souks in cafés as part of a mezze – not something people make at home, but also not considered as on-the-go as street food."
• "At the same moment, its uncertain movements dislodged the anomalous crutch, and the whole wretched construction collapsed into a slowly writhing puddle, like a potfull of broad-bean pods which had been simmered too long."
• "A fresh broad-bean from a fine runner found here but rather green to obtain seed from; may get some ripe further north."