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English
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Etymology
From Middle English leguminous, from Medieval Latin legūminōsus.
Adjective
leguminous (comparative more leguminous, superlative most leguminous)
- Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc.
- Resembling a legume.
Translations
of the Leguminosae family