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leguminous

 
Dictionary: le·gu·mi·nous   (lə-gyū'mə-nəs) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the family Leguminosae, which includes peas, beans, clover, alfalfa, and other plants.
  2. Resembling a legume.

[From Middle English and from French légumineux, both from Latin legūminōsus, from legūmen, legūmin-, bean.]


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or consisting of legumes
  Pertains to noun: legume (meaning #1)

 
 
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