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Meaning of Legume | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈlɛɡ.juːm

Definitions

  1. The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
  2. A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  3. 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).
  4. A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

Equivalents

العربية قرن النبات
Bosanski mahunarka махунарка
Català llegum
Čeština luštěnina
Deutsch Hülsenfrucht Hülsenfrüchtler Leguminose
Ελληνικά όσπριο ψυχανθές
Esperanto guŝo
Español legumbre leguminosa menestra
Suomi hernekasvi palko papu
Français gousse légume légumineuse
Galego legume
עברית קטנית
हिन्दी फली
Hrvatski mahuna mahunarka махуна махунарка
Հայերեն ընդավոր
Bahasa Indonesia kacang
Italiano legume
日本語 豆
ქართული პარკოსანი
ខ្មែរ សណ្ដែក
Latina legumen
Bahasa Melayu merbau
Nederlands peul peulvrucht
Polski strąk
Português legume leguminosa
Română leguminoasă
Русский бобовый стручко́вый
Српски mahunarka махунарка
Svenska baljfrukt
ไทย ถั่ว
Türkçe bakliyat

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

legumelin legumen Legumes legumin legumine Leguminous

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