Vicia faba, commonly known as the broad bean, fava bean or faba bean, is a species of vetch, a flowering plant in the pea and bean family, widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption and also as a cover crop; varieties with smaller, harder seeds bred to feed horses and other animals are called field bean, tic bean or tick bean. This legume is commonly consumed in many national cuisines.
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