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legume

noun
/ˈlɛɡ.juːm/

Etymology

Borrowed from French légume, from Latin legūmen (“bean”). Doublet of legumen.

  1. derived from legūmen
  2. borrowed from légume

Definitions

  1. The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

  2. Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and…

    Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).

  3. A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as…

    A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

The neighborhood

Derived

legumelin, legumey, legumin, legumine, nonlegume

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at legume. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at legume. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at legume

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA