peul — meaning in English

English meaning

• legume noun The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
• pod noun A seed case of a plant, especially a legume, that splits open when ripe.

Senses

peul is used for these senses in English:

• legume (botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
• pod (botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
• snow pea A group of pea (Pisum sativum) cultivars, with flat and edible pods.

legume — full definition

1. noun The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
2. noun 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).
3. noun A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

pod — full definition

1. noun A seed case of a plant, especially a legume, that splits open when ripe.
2. noun A group of whales, dolphins, or similar sea mammals.
3. noun A small, separate compartment or unit, especially one attached to a larger structure.
4. verb To produce or grow seed pods.

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