legume family
1.
(
noun
) a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
Synonyms:
Fabaceae
,
Leguminosae
,
family Fabaceae
,
family Leguminosae
,
pea family
Related Words:
rosid dicot family
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