leguminous
adjective/lɪˈɡjuːmɪnəs/
/lɪˈɡjuːmɪnəs/
[usually before noun] (specialist)- relating to plants of the legume familyOxford Collocations DictionaryLeguminous is used with these nouns:
- plant
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to pulses’): from medieval Latin leguminosus, from legumen, from legere ‘to pick’ (because the fruit or vegetable may be picked by hand).
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