Faba bean
bean, pigeon bean and tick bean are all different names for the Vicia faba , a flowering plant and species belonging to the vetch and pea family Fabaceae [...] used in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia and usually applied to large-seeded varieties which are cultivated for consumption. The Vicia faba [...] broad beans are broad, leather like pods. They are green and usually mature to a blackish-brown with a densely downy skin. Nowadays, modern varieties sp