leguminosa — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
leguminosa is used for these senses in English:
- legume (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).
- pulse (uncountable) Edible grains or seeds from leguminous plants, especially in a mature, dry condition; (countable) a specific kind of such a grain or seed.
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.
pulse — full definition
- noun The regular beat you feel in an artery, caused by the heart pumping blood.
- noun A brief burst of energy, sound, or signal, often repeated in a sequence.
- verb To beat or throb rhythmically, or to send something out in short bursts.
- noun The edible seed of a legume plant, such as a lentil, bean, or pea.