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/li gyooh"meuh neuhs/, adj.1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.2. belonging to the Leguminosae.Cf. legume family.[1650-60; < L legumin- (s. of legumen; see LEGUME) + -OUS]
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Leguminous — Le*gu mi*nous ( m[i^]*n[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. l[ e]gumineux.] 1. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants ({Leguminos[ae]}), which bear legumes, including… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leguminous — early 15c., from L. legumen (see LEGUME (Cf. legume)) + OUS (Cf. ous) … Etymology dictionary
leguminous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to plants of the pea family, typically having seeds in pods and root nodules containing nitrogen fixing bacteria … English terms dictionary
leguminous — [lə gyo͞o′mə nəs] adj. 1. of, having the nature of, or bearing a legume or legumes 2. of the order of plants bearing legumes … English World dictionary
leguminous — adj. Leguminous is used with these nouns: ↑plant … Collocations dictionary
leguminous — a. applied to plants with seeds in pods. ♦ legume, n. vegetable; leguminous plant grown as forage; pod. ♦ leguminiform, a. pod shaped. ♦ leguminose, a … Dictionary of difficult words
leguminous plants — pupiniai augalai statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Ankštis išauginančių pupinių augalų šeimai priklausantys augalai. atitikmenys: angl. leguminous plants; pulse plants rus. бобовые растения … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
leguminous plant — noun an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae • Syn: ↑legume • Derivationally related forms: ↑leguminous (for: ↑legume) • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑h … Useful english dictionary
leguminous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. of, resembling, or consisting of legumes (as peas) 2. of or relating to the legume family … New Collegiate Dictionary
leguminous — adjective a) of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc b) resembling a legume … Wiktionary
