English Dictionary: leguminous | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Leguminous \Le*gu"mi*nous\ (-m[icr]*n[ucr]s), a. [Cf. F. l[82]gumineux.] 1. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse. 2. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants ({Leguminos[91]}), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas. |