Legume synonyms
lĕg'yo͝om', lə-gyo͝om'
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Its small, round, smooth or wrinkled seed, used as a vegetable
leguminous plant
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
plant (related)
A plant having no permanent woody stem; an herb.
cowpea (related)
salt-tolerant (related)
brassica (related)
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brassicas (related)
rapeseed (related)
mycorrhiza (related)
rhizobium (related)
groundnut (related)
triticale (related)
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 is defined as a dry fruit or seed vessel containing one or more seeds.
bean (related)
The large edible seed of such a plant.
leguminous (related)
alfalfa (related)
sorghum (related)
nitrogen-fixing (related)
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