legume

n. 豆类, 豆荚 [医] 豆, [豆]荚

发音

UK /ˈlɛɡ.juːm/

词形变化

legumes 复数 legumes

别名

legumen

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

    豆类

    荚果

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    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).

    生物 植物学
  3. 3.

    A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

pod vegetable herb climber veggie veg seedpod

下位词 10

pulse peanut bean soy pea soya lentil soybean mung black-eyed pea

部分词 1

protein

词源

Borrowed from French légume, from Latin legūmen (“bean”). Doublet of legumen.

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