# fabaceous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fəˈbeɪʃəs/

## Definitions
1. Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
2. Belonging to the taxonomic family Fabaceae.

## Etymology
From Latin fabaceus, from faba (“bean”).
For sense 2, from translingual Fabaceae + -ous, from Faba.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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