leguminosae | ||
1. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae | |
Synonyms: | Fabaceae family_Fabaceae legume_family pea_family family_Leguminosae | |
Related terms: | rosid_dicot_family Rosales legume genus_Melilotus Centrolobium Brya locust_tree Swainsona Trifolium Mimosaceae Physostigma Mimosoideae Caesalpiniaceae Caesalpinioideae Hymenaea Tamarindus Papilionaceae Papilionoideae wild_pea bean Coumarouna Arachis | |
Similar spelling: |
leguminous leguminious |