Legume synonyms

lĕg'yo͝om', lə-gyo͝om'

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pea
Its small, round, smooth or wrinkled seed, used as a vegetable
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plant (related)
A plant having no permanent woody stem; an herb.
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leguminous plant
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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vegetable (related)
A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense.
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cowpea (related)
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salt-tolerant (related)
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brassica (related)
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brassicas (related)
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rapeseed (related)
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mycorrhiza (related)
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rhizobium (related)
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groundnut (related)
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triticale (related)
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fruit
The ripened ovary of a flowering plant that contains the seeds, sometimes fused with other parts of the plant. Fruits can be dry or fleshy. Berries, nuts, grains, pods, and drupes are fruits. &diamf3; Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries alone, such as the tomato and pea pod, are called true fruits. &diamf3; Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries and other parts such as the receptacle or bracts, as in the apple, are called accessory fruits or false fruits.
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pod
Pod is defined as a dry fruit or seed vessel containing one or more seeds.
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bean (related)
The large edible seed of such a plant.
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leguminous (related)
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alfalfa (related)
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sorghum (related)
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nitrogen-fixing (related)
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  • Most plants from the legume family have the ability to "fix" nitrogen, making them perfect choices for companion planting.

  • Probably the first cultivated legume, sometimes linked with wheat and barley, which may have been domesticated at around the same time.

  • However, peas, like any other legume, contain substances that are not desirable for an infant formula.

  • White clover has been an important constituent of fodder since the 17th century and is the most important pasture legume in Britain.

  • The soil inoculant is the bacteria that legume roots incorporate to make their own nitrogen.

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