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nouna large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceaetype of:
Definition that contains leguminosae
- bean any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
- locust any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
- rosales in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae
- order rosales in some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae
- edible bean any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
- astragalus large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
- zebrawood family mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae
- family papilionacea leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
- leguminous plant an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
- caesalpiniaceae spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae