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Meanings of legume family in English
A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae.
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Examples for "Leguminosae"
Examples for "Leguminosae"
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Smithia sensitiva.-Thisplant belongs to a distinct sub-order of the Leguminosae from Cassia.
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Next to the Leguminosae come the Malvaceae, together with some closely allied families.
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This tree belongs to the natural order Leguminosae, sub-order Papilionaceae.
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Trifolium arvense (Leguminosae).-Theexcessively small flowers are incessantly visited by hive and humble-bees
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Cytisus fragrans (Leguminosae).-Onlya few observations were made on this plant.
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ACACIA, a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the family Leguminosae and the sub-family Mimoseae.
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Vegetable cultivated areas increased in Belgium for several years, mainly Fabaceae species such as peas and beans.
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Living plants from the fabaceae family, which includes the shamrock, have been banned for some time.
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Lentils are a legume, seeds from a family of plants called fabaceae, which also includes peanuts and chickpeas.
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This, they declared, was a distinctive characteristic of the pea family.
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It does not belong to the solanaceous, but to the papilionaceous or pea family, and its flowers have a delightful fragrance.
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It's no wonder this hugely decorative member of the pea family is so fondly known to many gardeners as the queen of the annuals.
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You're right," he said, "it belongs to the Pea Family."
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This member of the Pea family is of dwarf, branching growth, thickly clothed with glandular hairs, and bears yellow flowers, succeeded by reddish-purple pods.
Usage of legume family in English
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Peanuts really belong to the legume family, but are quite as good as any kind of nuts.
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But research suggests that these edible seeds of the legume family are well worth including in the diet.
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Lentils are grouped with beans and peas as part of the legume family because, like all legumes, they grow in pods.