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| alfalfa |
a legume with purple flowers that is grown widely as forage for cattle and horses. |
| furze |
one of a group of low, spiny shrubs of the legume family, bearing yellow flowers; gorse. |
| leguminous |
of, being, or resembling a legume. |
| lentil |
an annual legume, related to the pea, that bears such seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| licorice |
a European plant of the legume family, having a strong, sweet odor and flavor similar to anise. [1/3 definitions] |
| mesquite |
any of several shrubs or small trees of the legume family, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico, which bear pods rich in sugar that are used as fodder for livestock. [1/2 definitions] |
| pea |
a small, round, green seed borne in pods on a climbing plant of the legume family, and used as a vegetable. [1/3 definitions] |
| peanut |
a pod, or one of the oily, nutlike, edible seeds it encloses, of a plant of the legume family that matures its seed pods underground. [1/2 definitions] |
| pulse2 |
a plant that bears such seeds; legume. [1/2 definitions] |
| rhizobium |
any of various soil bacteria that live in a symbiotic relationship with legume plants by forming nodules on the roots and converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form the plants can use. |
| soybean |
a plant of the legume family that is widely grown for its nutritious seeds, for soil improvement, and as food for livestock. [1/2 definitions] |
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