Legume – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
legume
n.
plant belonging to the legume family; pod or seed container produced by a legume plant; vegetable belonging to the legume family
Legume
A
legume ( or ) is a
plant in the family
Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the
fruit or
seed of such a plant. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their
food grain seed (example beans and lentils, or generally
pulse), for
livestock forage and
silage, and as soil-enhancing
green manure. Legumes are notable in that most of them have symbiotic
nitrogen-fixing bacteria in structures called
root nodules. Well-known legumes include
alfalfa,
clover,
peas,
beans,
lentils,
lupins,
mesquite,
carob,
soybeans,
peanuts and
tamarind.
legume
Noun
1. an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
(synonym) leguminous plant
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(hyponym) peanut, peanut vine, Arachis hypogaea
(member-holonym) Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family
2. 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
(hypernym) pod, seedpod
(hyponym) chickpea, garbanzo
(part-holonym) leguminous plant
3. the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
(hypernym) vegetable, veggie
(hyponym) pulse
(substance-meronym) protein
légume
nm.
vegetable, plant, edible fruit of a plant (Informal)
legume
nm.
legume, plant belonging to the legume family
