What does legume mean?
Legume means (botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food..
Legume
/ˈlɛɡ.juːm/ · noun
Meaning
(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food..
Definitions by Sense
- (botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
- (botany) Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) 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).
- (botany) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
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- legumes
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What is a synonym for legume?
Common synonyms include legumen, legume, leguminous plant.
What is the opposite of legume?
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How do you use legume in a sentence?
Use legume where its definition matches the intended context.
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