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legume::noun | Spocien Dictionary

legume
noun
/'lɛɡjum/
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Type Words
Synonyms leguminous plant
Type of herb, herbaceous plant, climber
Has types asparagus bean, bean, bean plant, black-eyed pea, snail-flower, adzuki bean, arachis hypogaea, pea plant, peanut, peanut vine, phaseolus aconitifolius, phaseolus angularis, phaseolus aureus, phaseolus caracalla, poor man's pulse, sesbania, adsuki bean, snail bean, snail flower, snailflower, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant, vetch, vigna aconitifolia, vigna angularis, vigna caracalla, vigna radiata, vigna sesquipedalis, vigna sinensis, vigna unguiculata, vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, wild pea, yard-long bean, chickpea, chickpea plant, cicer arietinum, cluster bean, corkscrew flower, cowpea, cowpea plant, crazy weed, crazyweed, cyamopsis psoraloides, cyamopsis tetragonolobus, dolichos biflorus, egyptian pea, glycine max, guar, horse grain, horse gram, lens culinaris, lentil, lentil plant, locoweed, macrotyloma uniflorum, moth bean, mung, mung bean, mung bean plant, pea
Derivation leguminous

legume::noun | Spocien Dictionary

legume
noun
/'lɛɡjum/
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
Type Words
Type of pod, seedpod
Has types chickpea, cowpea, pea, lentil, field pea, garbanzo, black-eyed pea

legume::noun | Spocien Dictionary

legume
noun
/'lɛɡjum/
the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
Type Words
Type of veggie, veg, vegetable
Has types black-eyed pea, bean, lentil, garbanzo, pulse, edible bean, pea, cowpea, chickpea

Examples of legume

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A review of the phosphorus content of dry cereal and legume crops of the world.
From the sciencedaily.com
Wisteria is a legume, in the pea family, and makes its own nitrogen fertilizer.
From the dailynews.com
France's vineyards are untroubled, but its wheat, potato and legume fields are.
From the newscientist.com
It is a bushy annual plant of the legume family, grown for its lens-shaped seeds.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Being a legume, the pigeon pea enriches soil through symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Thanks to hummus, the legume has become the most widely consumed in the world.
From the freep.com
A legume-selling obsession began as the brothers sought to share the special treat.
From the cnn.com
A legume, it captures nitrogen from the air and transfers it into surrounding soil.
From the post-gazette.com
When the legume dies or is harvested, its rotting roots nitrogenate the soil.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
  • 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
  • The seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
  • A legume in botanical writing is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or a fruit of these specific plants. A legume fruit is a simple dry fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides. ...
  • (Legumes) A family of plants, including many valuable food, forage and cover species, such as peas, beans, soybeans, peanuts, clovers, alfalfas, sweet clovers, lespedezas, vetches, and kudzu. ...
  • (Legumes) Dried vegetables such as beans, lentils, and split peas
  • (legumes) Vegetables such as peas and beans that are high in fiber and are also important sources of protein.
  • (legumes) peas, beans, and related plants that can fix nitrogen in their roots with the help of microorganisms
  • (LEGUMES) nbsp &nbsp (Pulse, beans)
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