family fabaceae

Noun (1)

1. a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae, PapilionaceaeSynonyms: Leguminosaefamily LeguminosaeFabaceaelegume familypea familyType of rosid dicot familyMember of Rosales, order RosalesMembers legume, Physostigma, Tamarindus, Caesalpinioideae, wild pea, genus Melilotus, Papilionaceae, Centrolobium +12 more