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legume meaning in Tamil

அவரையம்

/ˈlɛɡ.juːm/

legume in Tamil: அவரையம், பயறு வகைத் தீவனம், புரதம் நிறைந்த பயிர்ச்செடி, அவரைக் கனி. In English, legume means the fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

Tamil words for legume

அவரையம், பயறு வகைத் தீவனம், புரதம் நிறைந்த பயிர்ச்செடி, அவரைக் கனி, இருபுறவெடிக்கனி, பயறுவகை

English meaning of legume

  1. noun The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
  2. noun 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. noun A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

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What is the meaning of legume in Tamil?
Legume in Tamil is அவரையம், பயறு வகைத் தீவனம், புரதம் நிறைந்த பயிர்ச்செடி, அவரைக் கனி.
legume என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Legume: அவரையம், பயறு வகைத் தீவனம், புரதம் நிறைந்த பயிர்ச்செடி, அவரைக் கனி.
What does legume mean in English?
Legume means the fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: legume (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: legume (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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