legume

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Synonyms: legum, lgume

Antonyms: legum, lgume

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as [[pea]]s or [[bean]]s) used for food.
2. {{lb|en|botany}} Any of a large family ({{taxfmt|Fabaceae|family}}, syn. {{taxfmt|Leguminosae|family}}) of [[dicotyledonous]] herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or [[loment]]s, bearing [[nodule]]s on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or [[clover]]s).
3. {{lb|en|botany}} A pod [[dehiscent]] into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one [[suture]], as that of the pea.

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|locality|in the|carea/Tenterfield|north eastern|s/New South Wales|c/Australia}}.

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