单词 | leguminous |
释义 | leguminous/lɪˈɡjuːmɪnəs /adjective Botany Relating to or denoting plants of the pea family (Leguminosae). These have seeds in pods, distinctive flowers, and typically root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria able to fix nitrogen. Compare with papilionaceous.Golden peanut oil is a by-product of the leguminous plant native to Mexico....
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'relating to pulses'): from medieval Latin leguminosus, from legumen (see legume). Rhymes |
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