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• leg·ume — …   Useful english dictionary

• ume — leg·ume; ume; vol·ume; …   English syllables

• leg — black·leg·gery; black·leg·ism; boot·leg·ger; col·leg·er; ec·leg·ma; en·leg·end·ed; hy·leg; jock·te·leg; leg·an·tine; leg; leg·a·tee; leg·ate·ship; leg·a·tine; leg·a·tive; leg·bar; leg·end·ar·i·ly; leg·end·ist; leg·end·ize; leg·end·ry;… …   English syllables

• legume — leg·ume …   English syllables

• leghemoglobin — /leg hee meuh gloh bin, hem euh /, n. Biochem. a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation. Also called legoglobin. [1965 70; LEG(UME) + HEMOGLOBIN] * * * …   Universalium

• leghemoglobin — /leg hee meuh gloh bin, hem euh /, n. Biochem. a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation. Also called legoglobin. [1965 70; LEG(UME) + HEMOGLOBIN] …   Useful english dictionary

• legume — leg|ume [ˈlegju:m, lıˈgju:m] n technical [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: légume, from Latin legumen, from legere; LEGEND] a plant such as a bean plant that has seeds in a ↑pod (=a long thin case) >leguminous [lıˈgju:mınəs] adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• legume — leg|ume [ le,gjum, lə gjum ] noun count TECHNICAL a seed such as a PEA or bean that grows in a POD a. a plant that has these seeds ╾ le|gu|mi|nous [ lə gjumınəs ] adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• legume — leg•ume [[t]ˈlɛg yum, lɪˈgyum[/t]] n. 1) pln any plant of the legume family, esp. one used for feed, food, or as a soil improving crop 2) pln coo the pod, bean, or pea of such a plant, usu. divided into two parts and often used for food •… …   From formal English to slang

• legume family — leg′ume fam ily n. pln a widespread family, Leguminosae, of trees, shrubs, vines, and nonwoody plants having clusters of irregular flowers with joined petals, fruit in the form of a pod that splits along both sides, and, usually, root nodules… …   From formal English to slang