legume
/lˈɛgjum/
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Definitions
Noun
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Noun
the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
Noun
the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
More Specific Terms
adsuki bean
adzuki bean
Arachis hypogaea
asparagus bean
bean
bean plant
black-eyed pea
chickpea
chickpea plant
Cicer arietinum
cluster bean
corkscrew flower
cowpea
cowpea plant
crazy weed
crazyweed
Cyamopsis psoraloides
Cyamopsis tetragonolobus
Dolichos biflorus
edible bean
Egyptian pea
field pea
garbanzo
Glycine max
golden gram
green gram
guar
horse grain
horse gram
Lens culinaris
lentil
lentil plant
locoweed
Macrotyloma uniflorum
moth bean
mung
mung bean
pea
pea plant
peanut
peanut vine
Phaseolus aconitifolius
Phaseolus angularis
Phaseolus aureus
Phaseolus caracalla
poor man''s pulse
pulse
sesbania
snail bean
snail flower
snailflower
snail-flower
soja
soja bean
soy
soya
soya bean
soybean
soybean plant
vetch
Vigna aconitifolia
Vigna angularis
Vigna caracalla
Vigna radiata
Vigna sesquipedalis
Vigna sinensis
Vigna unguiculata
Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis
wild pea
yard-long bean