legume
1. [ noun ] (botany) an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Synonyms: leguminous_plant
Related terms: herb peanut chickpea guar pea wild_pea lentil horse_gram locoweed bean soy sesbania vetch moth_bean adzuki_bean snailflower mung cowpea asparagus_bean Leguminosae
2. [ noun ] (botany) the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a two-valved case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attached to one edge of the valves
Related terms: pod lentil field_pea cowpea pea chickpea
3. [ noun ] (chemistry,food) the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
Related terms: vegetable pea bean lentil pulse black-eyed_pea chickpea protein
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