palko — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bean noun The edible seed of various pod-bearing plants, or the pod itself, eaten as a vegetable.
- 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.
- shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
Senses
palko is used for these senses in English:
- bean The edible seedpod of such a plant.
- legume (botany) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.
- pod (botany) A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.
- shell A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
bean — full definition
- noun The edible seed of various pod-bearing plants, or the pod itself, eaten as a vegetable.
- verb Informally, to hit someone with a thrown object, especially on the head.
legume — full definition
- noun The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
- 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).
- noun A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.