Legume
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈlɛɡ.juːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Legume is a noun meaning (botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
Meaning
(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
More Meanings
- (botany) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
- (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).
Word Forms
- legumes
Synonyms for legume
Depending on context, synonyms include legumen.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pea, leguminous, bean, seedpod, crop, rhizobium.
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