LEGUME


Meaning of LEGUME in English

[ 'lɛgju:m ]

■ noun

1》 a leguminous plant grown as a crop.

2》 a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant, used as food.

↘ Botany the long seed pod of a leguminous plant.

Origin

C17: from Fr. légume , from L. ~n , legere 'to pick'.

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