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nounan erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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nounthe 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 casepart of:
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nounthe seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
Definition that contains legume
- 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
- genus nomia a genus of bee; some are important pollinators of legumes
- phaseolus aconitifolius 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
- vigna aconitifolia 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
- genus rhizobium the type genus of Rhizobiaceae; usually occur in the root nodules of legumes; can fix atmospheric oxygen
- seed beetle a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes