Found 2 items, similar to Legume.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: legume legume n 1: an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae [syn: leguminous plant] 2: the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a two-valved case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attached to one edge of the valves 3: the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Legume Legume \Leg"ume\ (l[e^]g"[-u]m or l[-e]*g[=u]m"), n. [F. l['e]gume, L. legumen, fr. legere to gather. So called because they may be gathered without cutting. See Legend.] 1. (Bot.) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea. [1913 Webster] Note: In the latter circumstance, it differs from a siliqua, in which the seeds are attached to both sutures. In popular use, a legume is called a pod, or cod; as, pea pod, or peas cod. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. The fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans, lupines; pulse. [1913 Webster]