leguminous
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
leguminous /lɪˈgjuːmɪnəs/
▶adjective Botany relating to or denoting plants of the pea family (Leguminosae ), typically having seeds in pods, distinctive flowers, and root nodules containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
'leguminous' also found in these Oxford entries:
albizzia
- alfalfa
- bean
- bird's-foot
- bird's-foot trefoil
- black bean
- cassia
- chickpea
- clianthus
- clover
- cowpea
- divi-divi
- dyer's greenweed
- fenugreek
- honey locust
- kidney vetch
- legume
- liquorice
- loment
- milk vetch
- nodule
- pagoda tree
- pea
- peanut
- pod
- pulse
- restharrow
- rhizobium
- sabicu
- sainfoin
- telegraph plant
- vetch
- vining
