单词 | field bean |
释义 | > as lemmasfield bean field bean n. any of several kinds of bean grown as field crops; esp. the broad bean, Vicia faba. ΚΠ 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xvii. lxiv. f. 292v (Addition) The wild field Beane serueth to no vse for man, that is wholesome, nor scarce good prouender for a horse, except with Wheate bran well baked and hard. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. vi. 104 The flower [of the lupin] is like to that of the Field Bean. 1757 T. Hale et al. Compl. Body Husbandry (new ed.) II. v. 314 The Season usual for the sowing of Field Beans is, from the Middle of February to the End of March. 1806 Times 1 Aug. 3/3 Field beans have fared somewhat better, and may be expected to yield tolerably well. 1916 C. V. Piper Forage Plants & their Culture xx. 479 The horse bean (Vicia faba) in some of its varieties at least, is known as tick bean, field bean, pigeon bean, broad bean, and Windsor bean. 2007 C. Foley How to plant your Allotment v. 127 The field bean (Vicia faba) is sown as a green manure. It will make a good mulch when dug in next spring. < as lemmas |
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