Legume
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legume¹
- /ˈlɛɡ.juːm/
- /lɪˈɡjuːm/
- /ləˈɡjuːm/
- /ləˈɡuːm/
Rhymes with -uːm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French légume, from Latin legūmen (“bean”). Doublet of legumen.
noun legumes
- The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
- 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).
- A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
Legume²
proper noun
- A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
