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Definitions of legume
  1. noun
    an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

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  2. 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
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  3. noun
    the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
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  • protein any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes
  • porridge soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick
  • chickpea large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
  • garbanzo large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
  • leguminous relating to or consisting of legumes
  • seed beetle a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes
  • moth bean East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
  • seed weevil a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes
  • rhizobium the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen
  • nomia a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes
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