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[syn: Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fabaceae \Fabaceae\ prop. n.
A large natural family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs
bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the
subfamilies Caesalpiniacea; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae.
Syn: Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, family Fabaceae,
legume family, pea family.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Fabaceae
n 1: a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing
bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies
Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn:
Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family
Fabaceae, legume family, pea family]