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Webster 1913 Edition


Legume

Leg′ume

(lĕg′ū̍m or lē̍-gūm′)
,
Noun.
[F.
légume
, L.
legumen
, fr.
legere
to gather. So called because they may be gathered without cutting. See
Legend
.]
1.
(Bot.)
A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
☞ In the latter circumstance, it differs from a siliqua, in which the seeds are attached to both sutures. In popular use, a legume is called a pod, or cod; as, pea pod, or peas cod.
2.
pl.
The fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans, lupines; pulse.

Webster 1828 Edition


Legume

LEG'UME

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Definition 2024


légume

légume

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French

légumes (1)

Noun

légume m (plural légumes)

  1. (cooking) vegetable
    Manger des légumes est très bon pour la santé.
    Eating vegetables is very good for one's health.
  2. (figuratively, informal) vegetable (someone in a vegetative state)
    Depuis qu'il a eu un accident de voiture, il ressemble à un vrai légume.
    Since his car accident he has turned into a complete vegetable.
  3. (botany, dated) legume; pod
    Le fruit de la vesce est un légume au sens strict.
    The seed of vetch is a legume in the strict sense of the word.
  4. (figuratively, informal) couch potato

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