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legume
(legjuːm)
Word forms: plural legumes
countable noun
People sometimes use legumes to refer to peas, beans, and other related vegetables.
[technical] Legumes are an excellent source of protein.
legume in British English
(ˈlɛɡjuːm, lɪˈɡjuːm)
noun
1.
the long dry dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants; a pod
2.
any table vegetable of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae), esp beans or peas
3.
any leguminous plant
Word origin
C17: from French légume, from Latin legūmen bean, from legere to pick (a crop)legume in American English
(ˈlɛgˌjum; lɪˈgjum)
noun
1.
any of an order (Fabales) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees, including the peas, beans, mimosas, and the Kentucky coffee tree, with usually compound leaves, flowers having a single carpel, and fruit that is a dry pod splitting along two sutures: many legumes are nitrogen-fixing and often are used as green manure and for forage
2.
the pod or seed of some members of this order, used for food
Word origin
Fr légume < L legumen, lit., anything that can be gathered < legere, to gather: see logicImage oflegume
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