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legume

le.gume \'leg-.yu:m, li-'gyu:m\ n [F le`gume, fr. L legumin-, legumen 
   leguminous plant, fr. Xlegere to gather - more at LEGEND 1a: the fruit or 
   seed of a leguminous plant (as peas or beans) used for foo d 1b: any 
   vegetable used for food  2: a leguminous plant; esp : one (as clover, 
   alfalfa, soybeans) gro wn as a forage or green-manure crop 3: a dry 
   dehiscent one-celled fruit developed from a simple superior ovary  and usu. 
   dehiscing into two valves with the seeds attached to the ventral suture : 
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