herne — meaning in English

English meaning

• legume noun The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
• pea noun A climbing plant (Pisum sativum) grown for its edible seeds and pods.

Senses

herne is used for these senses in English:

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

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.

pea — full definition

1. noun A climbing plant (Pisum sativum) grown for its edible seeds and pods.
2. noun The small round edible seed of this plant, eaten fresh, frozen, or dried.

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