1. (

• broad_bean ,
• fava_bean ,
• horsebean ,

) seed of the broad-bean plant ;

2. (

• Jerusalem_thorn ,
• horsebean ,
• Parkinsonia_aculeata

) large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States ;