leguminous
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Adjective (1)
- relating to or consisting of legumesRelating to legume
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Le·gu′mi·nous (-mĭ-nŭs), adjective
Origin: Cf. F. légumineux.
1. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse.
2. Botany Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants (Leguminosæ), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54