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Definition of Legme

Leg"ume (l&ebreve;g"&usl;m or l&esl;*gūm"), n. [F. légume, L. legumen, fr. legere to gather. So called because they may be gathered without cutting. See Legend.] 1. (Bot.) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

&fist; In the latter circumstance, it differs from a siliqua, in which the seeds are attached to both sutures. In popular use, a legume is called a pod, or cod; as, pea pod, or peas cod.

2. pl. The fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans, lupines; pulse.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • the fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food; a vegetable used for food
  • any of a large family (Leguminosae syn. Fabaceae) 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)
  • pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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