legume family

American  

noun

1. the large plant family Leguminosae (or Fabaceae), typified by herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and vines having usually compound leaves, clusters of irregular, keeled flowers, and fruit in the form of a pod splitting along both sides, and including beans, peas, acacia, alfalfa, clover, indigo, lentil, mesquite, mimosa, and peanut.

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Example Sentences

They are mostly found in the legume family of which soybeans are the main source in the human diet.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023

The research team used DNA to uncover phylogenetic relationships in the legume family, and they found a compound in the plant that is effective in treating cancer.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The research team used DNA to uncover phylogenetic relationships in the legume family, and then they identified a newly discovered plant as Dalbergia sissoo.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The research team used DNA to uncover phylogenetic relationships in the legume family, and they found a DNA marker that can be used to screen for plants with potential medicinal properties.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Like the other members of the legume family, the peanut is rather slow of digestion and requires considerable intestinal work for completion of the process.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry