Definitions for legume
ˈlɛg yum, lɪˈgyumlegume

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. legume, leguminous plantnoun

   an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

2. legumenoun

   the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case

3. legumenoun

   the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. legumenoun

   The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

2. legumenoun

   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).

3. legumenoun

   A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

4. Etymology: From légume, from legumen.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. LEGUME, LEGUMENnoun

   Seeds not reaped, but gathered by the hand; as, beans: in general, all larger seeds; pulse.

   Etymology: legume, French; legumen, Lat.

   Some legumens, as peas or beans, if newly gathered and distilled in a retort, will afford an acid spirit. Boyle.

   In the spring fell great rains, upon which ensued a most destructive mildew upon the corn and legumes. Arbuthnot.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Legume

   A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure. Well-known legumes include beans, soybeans, chickpeas, peanuts, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, tamarind, alfalfa, and clover. Legumes produce a botanically unique type of fruit – a simple dry fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides. Legumes are notable in that most of them have symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in structures called root nodules. For that reason, they play a key role in crop rotation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Legumenoun

   a pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea

2. Legumenoun

   the fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans, lupines; pulse

3. Etymology: [F. lgume, L. legumen, fr. legere to gather. So called because they may be gathered without cutting. See Legend.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Legume

   A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae, or the fruit or seed of such a plant. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their food grain seed, for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure. Legumes are notable in that most of them have symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in structures called root nodules. Well-known legumes include alfalfa, clover, peas, beans, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, soybeans, peanuts, tamarind, and the woody climbing vine wisteria. Legume trees like the Locust trees or the Kentucky coffeetree can be used in permaculture food forests. A legume fruit is a simple dry fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces on two sides. A common name for this type of fruit is a pod, although the term "pod" is also applied to a few other fruit types, such as vanilla and radish.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Legume

   leg′ūm, n. a seed-vessel which splits into two valves, having the seeds attached to the ventral suture only: a pod, as of the pea, bean, &c.—also Legū′men:—pl. Legū′mens, Legū′mina.—adj. Legū′minar.—n. Legū′mine, a nitrogenous proteid substance in the seeds of most leguminous plants, corresponding with the casein of milk.—adj. Legū′minous, pertaining to pulse: bearing legumes. [Fr.,—L. legumen—legĕre, to gather.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. legume

   A type of cultivar, plant, seed or tree created and cultivated in various species.

   Legume are cultivated worldwide for a variety of purposes which include fruit,, pulse, oil etc.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on June 5, 2016  

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   • Pod
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of legume in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of legume in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=legume
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Legume
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=legume
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legume
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legume
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=legume
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=legume