Legume

Meaning

Noun

●

In Botany:

The

or

of

(as

or

) used for food.

●

In Botany & Legumes:

Any of a large family (Fabaceae,

. Leguminosae) of

,

, and

having

that are

or

,

on the

that

nitrogen-fixing

, and including important food and

(as

,

, or clovers).

●

In Botany:

A

into two

or

, and having the

, as that of the pea.

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Origin

legume

English

légume

French

legumen

Latin

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