legume

legume
[ˈlɛgjuːm]
noun
  1. a leguminous plant, especially one grown as a crop
    (尤指作物)豆科植物
    ■a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant used as food
    豆,豆荚(或豆科植物其他可食部分)
    ■(Botany)the long seed pod of a leguminous plant
    (植)(豆科植物的)长豆荚
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (denoting the edible portion of the plant): from French légume, from Latin legumen, from legere 'to pick' (because the fruit may be picked by hand)
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