leguminous

English

Alternative forms

• leguminose

Etymology

From Middle English leguminous, from Medieval Latin legūminōsus, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin legūmen, legūminis (“bean, pulse”) +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

leguminous (comparative more leguminous, superlative most leguminous)

1. Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc.
2. Resembling a legume.

Derived terms

• nonleguminous

Translations

of the Leguminosae family

• Bulgarian: пеперудоцветен (bg) (peperudocveten)
• Catalan: lleguminós
• Galician: leguminoso (gl)
• Georgian: პარკოსანი (ṗarḳosani)
• Polish: strączkowy (pl)
• Romanian: leguminos (ro)

resembling a legume

• Bulgarian: бобов (bobov)
• Catalan: lleguminós
• French: légumineux (fr)
• Galician: leguminoso (gl) m
• German: hülsenfruchtartig
• Polish: strączkowy (pl)
• Spanish: leguminoso