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legumen

/lɪˈɡjuːmən/

legumen is the dated form of legume.

Meaning of legume

Noun

legume (plural legumes)

  1. The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
  2. Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).
  3. A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

See all 4 meanings of legume

Forms of legumen

plurallegumens
plurallegumina

Origin of legumen

Borrowed from Latin legūmen. Doublet of legume.

Words that rhyme with legumen

Questions about legumen

What is legumen the dated form of?
Legumen is the dated form of legume.
How do you pronounce legumen?
Legumen is pronounced /lɪˈɡjuːmən/.

Words near legumen in the dictionary

  1. legumain
  2. legumains
  3. legume
  4. legumelin
  5. legumelins
  6. legumen
  7. legumens
  8. legumes
  9. legumey
  10. legumiferous
  11. legumin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: legumen (page history and authors); legume (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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