LEGUMINOSAE

Meaning of LEGUMINOSAE in English

plant family comprising the order Fabales (q.v.).

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LEGUMINOSAE — lə̇ˌgyüməˈnō(ˌ)sē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from feminine plural of leguminosus leguminous : a very large family of …
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LEGUMINOSAS — npl [Bot.] Leguminosae
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LEGUME — noun see: legend Date: 1676 1. the fruit or seed of plants of the ~ family (as peas or beans) …
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ROSARY PEA — or Indian licorice Tropical plant ( Abrus precatorius ; family Leguminosae). Its hard, red and black seeds, though highly poisonous, …
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REDBUD — Any of the shrubs or small trees that make up the genus Cercis (family Leguminosae), native to North America, southern …
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PEA — I Any of several species, comprising hundreds of varieties, of herbaceous annual plants belonging to the family Leguminosae (or Fabaceae, …
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LEGUME — Any of about 18,000 species in about 650 genera of flowering plants that make up the order Fabales, consisting of …
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PROSOPIS — I. prəˈsōpə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek prosōpis burdock, perhaps from prosōpon face : a genus of …
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MORA — I. ˈmō]rə, ˈmȯ] noun ( plural mo·rae ]ˌrē ; or moras ) Etymology: Latin, literally, delay — more at moratory …
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MIMOSA — I. mə̇ˈmōsə, mīˈ-, -ōzə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin mimus mime + -osa, feminine of -osus -ose; from its …
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ZOLLERNIA — zəˈlərnēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from Hugo Zöller died 1933 German explorer + New Latin -ia : …
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ZANZIBAR COPAL — |zanzə|bär, -bȧ(r- noun Usage: usually capitalized Z Etymology: Zanzibar, island off the northeast coast of Tanganyika, Tanzania, eastern Africa : …
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XYLIA — ˈzīlēə, ˈzil- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from xyl- + -ia; from the woody pod : a genus of …
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WISTERIA — -tirēə, -tēr- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Caspar Wistar died 1818 American physician + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : …
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WILD PEA — noun : any of several usually vining plants of the family Leguminosae and especially of the genera Lathyrus, Vicia, or …
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WILD IVY — noun : an Australian woody vine ( Platylobium triangulare ) of the family Leguminosae having leaves suggesting those of English …
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WILD BEAN — noun : any of various wild plants of the family Leguminosae ; especially : any of various plants of the …
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VOANDZEIA — ˌvōˌan(d)ˈzēyə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Malagasy voandzou : a genus of tropical creeping herbs (family Leguminosae) with …
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VIRGILIA — (ˌ)vərˈjilēə, vəˈ-, və̄ˈ-, vəiˈ- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin Virgilius (alteration of Vergilius — Publius Vergilius Maro died …
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VIMINARIA — ˌviməˈna(a)rēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin vimin-, vimen withe + New Latin -aria : a genus of …
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VIGNA — ˈvignə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, after Domenico Vigna died 1647 Italian botanist : a genus of vines or …
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VICIA — ˈvis(h)ēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, vetch — more at vetch : a widely distributed genus of …
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VELVET TAMARIND — noun : a western African tree ( Dialium guineënse ) of the family Leguminosae with velvety black pods containing an …
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VATAIREOPSIS — vəˌta(a)rēˈäpsə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Vatairea, genus of unarmed trees (perhaps alteration of Vateria ) + -opsis …
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UMBU-RANA — ˌümbəˈränə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Tupi, from umbu umbra tree + rana false : a So. American timber tree …
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ULEX — ˈyüˌleks noun Etymology: New Latin Ulic-, Ulex, from Latin, a shrub resembling rosemary 1. capitalized : a genus of Eurasian …
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TRIGONELLA — ˌtrigəˈnelə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin trigonum triangle + -ella — more at trigon : a genus …
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TRIFOLIUM — trīˈfōlēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, three-leaved grass, trefoil, from tri- + folium leaf — more at blade 1. …
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TINDALO — ˈtindəˌlō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Tagalog tindalô 1. : a timber tree ( Pahudia rhomboidea ) of the family …
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THERMOPSIS — (ˌ)thərˈmäpsə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thermos lupine + New Latin -opsis : a genus of American …
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FABALES — order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, a division of the subclass Rosidae. The characteristic fruit of many members is a pod …
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