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| le·gu·mi·nous [ lə gyminəss ] |
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1. of legume plant family: belonging to or typical of the family of plants that has pods as fruits and roots that bear nodules containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria
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2. like legumes: resembling a legume or a leguminous plant
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin leguminosus< legumin- stem of legumen "bean"] |
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