1. legume(n = noun.plant) leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae;
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant, climber
has parts: legume
is a member of fabaceae, family fabaceae, family leguminosae, legume family, leguminosae, pea family
has particulars: arachis hypogaea, peanut, peanut vine, chickpea, chickpea plant, cicer arietinum, egyptian pea, cluster bean, cyamopsis psoraloides, cyamopsis tetragonolobus, guar, glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant, wild pea, lens culinaris, lentil, lentil plant, dolichos biflorus, horse grain, horse gram, macrotyloma uniflorum, poor man's pulse, crazy weed, crazyweed, locoweed, bean, bean plant, pea, pea plant, sesbania, vetch, moth bean, phaseolus aconitifolius, vigna aconitifolia, adsuki bean, adzuki bean, phaseolus angularis, vigna angularis, corkscrew flower, phaseolus caracalla, snail-flower, snail bean, snail flower, snailflower, vigna caracalla, golden gram, green gram, mung, mung bean, phaseolus aureus, vigna radiata, black-eyed pea, cowpea, cowpea plant, vigna sinensis, vigna unguiculata, asparagus bean, vigna sesquipedalis, vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis, yard-long bean
Derived form adjective leguminous1
2. legume(n = noun.plant) - 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;
is a kind of pod, seedpod
is a part of legume, leguminous plant
has particulars: chickpea, garbanzo, lentil, pea, field pea, black-eyed pea, cowpea
3. legume(n = noun.food) - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils);
is a kind of veg, vegetable, veggie
has particulars: pulse, bean, edible bean, lentil, pea, chickpea, garbanzo, black-eyed pea, cowpea
1. A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea. [1913 Webster]
" In the latter circumstance, it differs from a siliqua, in which the seeds are attached to both sutures. In popular use, a legume is called a pod, or cod; as, pea pod, or peas cod." [1913 Webster]
2. The fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans, lupines; pulse. [1913 Webster]
legume, n.
1 the seed pod of a leguminous plant.
2 any seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant used as food.
Etymology:
F l{eacute}gume f. L legumen -minis f. legere pick, because pickable by hand
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