Definition of leguminous in English:

leguminous

adjective lɪˈɡjuːmɪnəsləˈɡjumənəs

Botany

Relating to or denoting plants of the pea family (Leguminosae ). These have seeds in pods, distinctive flowers, and typically root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria able to fix nitrogen.
〔植〕（与）豆科植物（有关）的（豆荚中有豆，花形特殊，尤其是根部含有固氮共生菌节）。比较PAPILIONACEOUS
Compare with papilionaceous
Example sentencesExamples
- Still, no one had figured out how leguminous plants assimilate nitrogen.
- Tomato has an advantage if planting follows leguminous crops like groundnuts and beans which put nitrogen back into the soil.
- This leguminous climbing plant is commonly called the velvet bean.
- Golden peanut oil is a by-product of the leguminous plant native to Mexico.
- The beans are the seeds of the leguminous soybean plant.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'relating to pulses'): from medieval Latin leguminosus, from legumen (see legume).

Rhymes

bituminous, luminous, numinous, voluminous

Definition of leguminous in US English:

leguminous

adjectiveləˈɡjumənəsləˈɡyo͞omənəs

Botany

Relating to or denoting plants of the pea family (Leguminosae). They have seeds in pods, distinctive flowers, and typically root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria able to fix nitrogen.
〔植〕（与）豆科植物（有关）的（豆荚中有豆，花形特殊，尤其是根部含有固氮共生菌节）。比较PAPILIONACEOUS
Compare with papilionaceous
Example sentencesExamples
- This leguminous climbing plant is commonly called the velvet bean.
- Tomato has an advantage if planting follows leguminous crops like groundnuts and beans which put nitrogen back into the soil.
- Golden peanut oil is a by-product of the leguminous plant native to Mexico.
- Still, no one had figured out how leguminous plants assimilate nitrogen.
- The beans are the seeds of the leguminous soybean plant.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to pulses’): from medieval Latin leguminosus, from legumen (see legume).

单词	leguminous
释义	Definition of leguminous in English: leguminous adjective lɪˈɡjuːmɪnəsləˈɡjumənəs Botany Relating to or denoting plants of the pea family (Leguminosae ). These have seeds in pods, distinctive flowers, and typically root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria able to fix nitrogen. 〔植〕（与）豆科植物（有关）的（豆荚中有豆，花形特殊，尤其是根部含有固氮共生菌节）。比较PAPILIONACEOUS Compare with papilionaceous Example sentencesExamples Still, no one had figured out how leguminous plants assimilate nitrogen. Tomato has an advantage if planting follows leguminous crops like groundnuts and beans which put nitrogen back into the soil. This leguminous climbing plant is commonly called the velvet bean. Golden peanut oil is a by-product of the leguminous plant native to Mexico. The beans are the seeds of the leguminous soybean plant. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'relating to pulses'): from medieval Latin leguminosus, from legumen (see legume). Rhymes bituminous, luminous, numinous, voluminous Definition of leguminous in US English: leguminous adjectiveləˈɡjumənəsləˈɡyo͞omənəs Botany Relating to or denoting plants of the pea family (Leguminosae). They have seeds in pods, distinctive flowers, and typically root nodules containing symbiotic bacteria able to fix nitrogen. 〔植〕（与）豆科植物（有关）的（豆荚中有豆，花形特殊，尤其是根部含有固氮共生菌节）。比较PAPILIONACEOUS Compare with papilionaceous Example sentencesExamples This leguminous climbing plant is commonly called the velvet bean. Tomato has an advantage if planting follows leguminous crops like groundnuts and beans which put nitrogen back into the soil. Golden peanut oil is a by-product of the leguminous plant native to Mexico. Still, no one had figured out how leguminous plants assimilate nitrogen. The beans are the seeds of the leguminous soybean plant. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to pulses’): from medieval Latin leguminosus, from legumen (see legume).
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