1. (n.)legume family a widespread family, Leguminosae, of trees, shrubs, vines, and nonwoody plants having clusters of irregular flowers with joined petals, fruit in the form of a pod that splits along both sides, and, usually, root nodules that harbor nitrogen-fixing bacteria: includes peas, beans, alfalfa, clover, peanuts, acacia, and mimosa.
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1. (noun)Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family a largefamily of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearingbean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
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