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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]