leguminous plant meaning

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leguminous plant (noun): an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae.

Definition of leguminous plant

  1. an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

    Synonyms: legume

    Type of: herb, climber

    Kinds: peanut, chickpea, guar, soy, wild pea, lentil, horse gram, locoweed, bean, pea, sesbania, vetch

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