legume in English dictionary

  • legume

    Meanings and definitions of "legume"

    • The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food; a vegetable used for food.
    • Any of a large family (Leguminosae syn. Fabaceae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).
    • A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
    • noun
      The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
    • noun
      Any of a large family (Leguminosae syn. Fabaceae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).
    • noun
      A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
    • legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.)
    • The fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case.
    • fruit or seed of leguminous plants; vegetable used for food
    • member of Leguminosae family
    • noun
      an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
    • noun
      the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
    • noun
      the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)

    Synonyms of "legume" in English dictionary

    herbaceous plant, herb, leguminous plant are the top synonyms of "legume" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of legume

    • legume ( plural  legumes)
    • legume (plural legumes)
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