Meanings
legume1
nounlegume (plural legumes)
plural legumes
- biologyThe fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
- biologyAny 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).
Legume2
proper noun
- A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
Broader
nounan erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Similar
leguminous plant
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ὄσπριον
- ὄσπριον (ósprion)fruit or seed of leguminous plants
Basque egoskari, lekale
- egoskarifruit or seed of leguminous plants
- lekalefruit or seed of leguminous plants
Bulgarian бобово растение
- бобово растение (bobovo rastenie)member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Catalan llegum, llegum
- llegumfruit or seed of leguminous plants
- llegummember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Chinese Mandarin 豆類 /豆类, 莢果 /荚果
- 豆類 /豆类 (dòulèi)fruit or seed of leguminous plants
- 莢果 /荚果 (jiáguǒ)fruit or seed of leguminous plants
Czech luštěnina
- luštěninafruit or seed of leguminous plants
Dutch peul, peulvrucht
- peulfruit or seed of leguminous plants
- peulvruchtfruit or seed of leguminous plants
Esperanto guŝo, legumo
- guŝofruit or seed of leguminous plants
- legumofruit or seed of leguminous plants
Finnish herne (pea), papu
- herne (pea)fruit or seed of leguminous plants
- papufruit or seed of leguminous plants
- hernekasvimember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
- palkopod dehiscent into two pieces
French gousse, légume
- goussefruit or seed of leguminous plants
- légumefruit or seed of leguminous plants
- légumineusemember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
German Hülsenfrucht, Leguminose
- Hülsenfruchtfruit or seed of leguminous plants
- Leguminosemember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
- Hülsenfrüchtlermember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Greek όσπριο
- όσπριο (ósprio)fruit or seed of leguminous plants
Hebrew קִטְנִית
- קִטְנִית (kitnít)member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Hindi दलहन, दाल
- दलहन (dalhan)fruit or seed of leguminous plants
- दाल (dāl)fruit or seed of leguminous plants
Hungarian hüvelyes
- hüvelyesmember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Icelandic belgaldin
- belgaldinfruit or seed of leguminous plants
Italian legume
- legumefruit or seed of leguminous plants
Latin legūmen
- legūmenfruit or seed of leguminous plants
Malay merbau
- merbaumember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Norwegian Bokmål belgfrukt
- belgfruktfruit or seed of leguminous plants
Persian بنشن
- بنشنmember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Polish strąk, roślina strączkowa
- strąkfruit or seed of leguminous plants
- roślina strączkowamember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Portuguese legume, leguminosa
- legumefruit or seed of leguminous plants
- leguminosamember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Romanian leguminoasă
- leguminoasămember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Russian бобо́вый, стручко́вый
- бобо́вый (bobóvyj)fruit or seed of leguminous plants
- стручко́вый (stručkóvyj)fruit or seed of leguminous plants
Spanish legumbre, menestra
- legumbrefruit or seed of leguminous plants
- menestrafruit or seed of leguminous plants
- leguminosamember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Swedish baljväxt
- baljväxtfruit or seed of leguminous plants
Tagalog tapladbunga
- tapladbungafruit or seed of leguminous plants
Turkish baklagil, bakliyat
- baklagilfruit or seed of leguminous plants
- bakliyatfruit or seed of leguminous plants
Ukrainian бобова культура
- бобова культура (bobova kulʹtura)member of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Welsh codlys, planhigyn codlysol
- codlysfruit or seed of leguminous plants
- planhigyn codlysolmember of Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with legume
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Cite this entry
APA
legume. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legume
MLA
“legume.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legume. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legume,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legume.
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