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leguminousenUK
le·gu·mi·nous L0110300 (lə-gyo͞o′mə-nəs)adj.1. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of plants in the pea family, which includes peas, beans, clover, and alfalfa.2. Resembling a legume.
[From Middle English and from French légumineux, both from Latin legūminōsus, from legūmen, legūmin-, bean.]leguminous (lɪˈɡjuːmɪnəs) adj (Botany) of, relating to, or belonging to the Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae), a family of flowering plants having pods (or legumes) as fruits and root nodules enabling storage of nitrogen-rich material: includes peas, beans, clover, gorse, acacia, and carob[C17: from Latin legūmen; see legume]le•gu•mi•nous (lɪˈgyu mə nəs)
adj. 1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes. 2. belonging to the legume family. [1650–60; < Latin legūmin-, s. of legūmen (see legume) + -ous] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | leguminous - relating to or consisting of legumes |
TranslationsleguminousenUK
leguminous of, relating to, or belonging to the Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae), a family of flowering plants having pods (or legumes) as fruits and root nodules enabling storage of nitrogen-rich material: includes peas, beans, clover, gorse, acacia, and carob MedicalSeelegume |