legume has definitions from the fields of chemistry,food,botany
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[ noun ] (botany) an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

Synonyms

leguminous_plant

Used in print

(Successful Farming, 59:12...)

Aids in reducing the incidence and severity of bloat in beef or dairy_cattle on legume pasture .

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[ 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
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
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