legume en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /lɪˈɡjuːm/
- (UK) audio
- /ləˈɡuːm/
- /ləˈɡjuːm/
- /ˈlɛɡ.juːm/
Etymology
Borrowed from French légume, from Latin legūmen (“bean”). Doublet of legumen.
Meanings
- The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
- Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).
- A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| legumes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonlegume · legumelin · legumin · legumine · legumey
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
peanut · pea · lentil · chickpea · carob · bean · mesquite · lupin · clover · alfalfa
Relateds
leguminoid · leguminous · leguminose · legumen
Synonyms
Translations (72)
io legumo (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · sh махуна (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · sh mahunarka (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · hi दलहन (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · tr baklagil (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · eu lekale (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · pl strąk (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · mr शिंबीफल (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · cy planhigyn codlysol (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · mr द्विदल धान्य (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · it legume (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · fr gousse (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · ca llegum (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · ru бобо́вый (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · fi herne (pea) (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · de Leguminose (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · mr शेंगा (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · eo guŝo (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · km សណ្ដែក (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · cmn 豆類 /豆类 (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · br legumineg (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · km សិម្ពិកូល (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · ti ኣእካል ጥረ (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · ca llegum (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · pl roślina strączkowa (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · sh махунарка (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · hu hüvelyes (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · hi दाल (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · pt leguminosa (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · nl peul (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · grc ὄσπριον (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · sv baljväxt (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · br klorenn (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · gl legume (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · el όσπριο (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · mr कायधान्य (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · eu egoskari (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · fr légumineuse (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · gl legume (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · km សិម្ពិកូល (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · fi palko (pod dehiscent into two pieces) · ms merbau (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · cy codlys (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · es menestra (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · fa بنشن (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · he קִטְנִית (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · tr bakliyat (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · uk бобова культура (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · ru стручко́вый (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · tl tapladbunga (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · sh mahunarka (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · is belgaldin (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · es legumbre (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · es leguminosa (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · la legūmen (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · nb belgfrukt (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · fi hernekasvi (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · fi papu (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · nl peulvrucht (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · fr légume (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · oc legum (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · cmn 莢果 /荚果 (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · ro leguminoasă (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · hy ընդավոր (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · de Hülsenfrüchtler (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · ka პარკოსანი (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · pt legume (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · eo legumo (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · cs luštěnina (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · de Hülsenfrucht (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) · bg бобово растение (member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family) · sh mahuna (fruit or seed of leguminous plants)