legume in Spanish
legume in Spanish is legumbre, menestra, leguminosa — legume means the seed or pod of a pea, bean or similar plant, eaten as food.
legume in Spanish
legumbre
(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
menestra
(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
leguminosa
(botany) 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).
What does "legume" mean?
- noun The seed or pod of a pea, bean or similar plant, eaten as food.
- noun A large plant family that includes peas, beans and clovers, whose roots host bacteria that add nitrogen to the soil.
- noun A dry fruit that splits open along two sides, with its seeds fixed along one edge, as in a pea pod.
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What is "legume" in Spanish?
"legume" in Spanish is legumbre, menestra, leguminosa. legume means: The seed or pod of a pea, bean or similar plant, eaten as food.
Are there other ways to say "legume" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 3 translations listed for "legume": legumbre, menestra, leguminosa.
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