fava bean vs broad bean

fava bean and broad bean both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fava bean	Yes	No	No	No
broad bean	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fava bean and broad bean are synonyms defined as:

As nouns, fava bean and broad bean are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fava bean include horsebean.

fava bean (noun)	broad bean (noun)
shell beans cooked as lima beans	shell beans cooked as lima beans
seed of the broad-bean plant	a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder
	Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
	seed of the broad-bean plant