legumes

Legumes are a type of plant that is related to the beans. Legumes are usually green or brown, and they have a pod on the top of their plant.

  • The legumes are a type of plant that is related to the beans.

  • The legumes are a type of plant that is related to the beans.

Definition of legumes

noun

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

Synonyms:

leguminous plant

noun

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

noun

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

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Example Sentences for legumes

  • 1

    It belongs to the legume family.

  • 2

    The larvae feed on legume species.

  • 3

    Most members of the genus specialize on legumes.

  • 4

    Intercropping with legumes improves the quality of fodder.

  • 5

    He is the most cultivated legume in the world.

  • 6

    However, the species is a legume and is unrelated to the plum.

  • 7

    Legume sanctions and the evolution of symbiotic cooperation by rhizobia.

  • 8

    The fruit is a legume pod variable in size and shape.

  • 9

    The plant produces legume pods containing the seeds.

  • 10

    Research shows legume trees can fertilize by themselves.