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legume noun. M17.
[French legume from Latin legumen, from legere gather: so called because the fruit may be gathered by hand.]
The fruit or edible portion of any leguminous plant (bean, pea, etc.) grown for food; any vegetable used as food. Usu. in pl. M17.
A leguminous plant. L17.
The pod or seed-vessel of a leguminous plant. L18.