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    legume
    fruit of plants of the order Fabales (q.v.), consisting of the single family Leguminosae, or Fabaceae (peas, beans, vetch, and so on). The dry fruit ... [10 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/31
    
    
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    legume
    legume 1. The seedpod of a leguminous plant; such as, peas, beans, or lentils. 2. A seed, pod, or other part of a plant; such as, a pea or bean, used as food. 3. Etymology: 'plant of the group of the pulse family', 1676, from French légume, from Latin legumen, of unknown origin. One suggestion ti...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2526/5
    
    
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    Legume
    Any of thousands of plant species that have seed pods that split along both sides when ripe. Some of the more common legumes used for human consumption are beans, lentils, peanuts, peas, and soybeans. Others, such as clover and alfalfa, are used as animal feed. Legumes have a unique ability to obtai...
    Found op http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/dairyglossary.html
    
    
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    Legume
    A legume (pron) in botanical writing is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or a fruit of these specific plants. A legume fruit is a simple dry fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides. A common name for this type of fruit is a pod...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legume
    
    
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    Legume
    Angiosperm plant species that is a member of the Fabaceae (Pea or Bean) family. These plants form symbiotic relationships with specific bacteria species for the purpose of acquiring nitrogen for growth.
    Found op http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeoglos/l.html
    
    
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    legume
    Also called a pod,a multiseeded dry fruit that liberates its seeds by splitting along two margins, in for example the bean and the pea. See also follicle.
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/L/legume.html
    
    
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    Legume
    Vegetables within the pea or pod family that include beans, peas, soybeans, peanuts and lentils. These foods are good sources of protein and fiber and should be eaten during pregnancy as part of a well-balanced diet.
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/L/2
    
    
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    legume
    legume (le'gyOOm, ligyOOm') , common name for any plant of the family Leguminosae, which is called also the pulse, legume, pea, or bean family. The word is often used loosely in the plural for vegetables in general. Botanically, a legume is the characteristic fruit of the pulse family plants...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0829296.html
    
    
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    Legume
    A legume is a dry fruit formed from a single carpel and containing one or more seeds, which are shed when mature. It is the characteristic fruit of the Leguminosae family. Legumes split, often explosively, along both sides and the two halves of the fruit move apart to expose the seeds. A special for...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/BL.HTM
    
    
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    legume
    Plant of the family Leguminosae, which has a pod containing dry seeds. The family includes peas, beans, lentils, clover, and alfalfa (lucerne). Legumes are important in agriculture because of their specialized roots, which have nodules containing bacteria capable of fixing nitrogen from the air (see...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0023889.html
    
    
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    Legume
    A dry pod-like fruit, belonging to member of the Pea Family, usually dehiscent, opening along longitudinal suture.
    Found op http://www.naturehills.com/plant_glossary.xhtml
    
    
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    Legume
    The term legume had two closely related meanings in botany, a situation encountered with few botanical common names of useful plants, whereby an applied name could refer to either the plant itself, or to the edible fruit (or useful part).
    Found op http://www.fruitsinfo.com/glossary-l.htm
    
    
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    legume
    A usually dry, dehiscent (splitting open at maturity) fruit derived from one carpel that splits along two sutures
    Found op http://www.virtualherbarium.org/glossary/glossary.php?cid=65
    
    

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