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title: legume — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «legume» in the school dictionary: A legume is a plant that grows its seeds in pods, such as peas, beans, lentils, peanuts and clover. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# legume

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**Who acts:** legume, plant, Legumes, we, Peas, Clover · **What happens:** be, grow, eat, make, cook, plant · **To what, where:** plant, seeds, pods, plants, legumes, good source

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«legume» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [legume in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/legume.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A legume is a plant that grows its seeds in pods, such as peas, beans, lentils, peanuts and clover.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legume:m1:1
# text = A legume is a plant that grows its seeds in pods, such as peas, beans, lentils, peanuts and clover.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	legume	legume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pods	pod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	peas	pea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	lentils	lentil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	clover	clover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a legume | a plant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a plant | legume's seeds |  | pods and peas and beans and lentils and peanuts and clover |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location seed=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Legumes are also the seeds or pods we eat from these plants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legume:m2:1
# text = Legumes are also the seeds or pods we eat from these plants.
1	Legumes	legume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pods	pod	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Legumes | the seeds or pods |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | we | pods *not said here* |  | this plants |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pod=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peas and beans are legumes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legume:x1:1
# text = Peas and beans are legumes.
1	Peas	pea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	legumes	legume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Peas and beans | legumes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Legumes are a good source of protein.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legume:x2:1
# text = Legumes are a good source of protein.
1	Legumes	legume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Legumes | a good source |  |  |  | of protein | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clover is a legume that makes soil richer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legume:x3:1
# text = Clover is a legume that makes soil richer.
1	Clover	clover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	legume	legume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	richer	rich	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Clover | a legume |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a legume | soil |  |  |  | rich *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset soil=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peanuts are legumes, not true nuts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legume:x4:1
# text = Peanuts are legumes, not true nuts.
1	Peanuts	peanut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	legumes	legume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	nuts	nut	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Peanuts | legumes and true nuts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We cooked a soup with lots of legumes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legume:x5:1
# text = We cooked a soup with lots of legumes.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cooked	cook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	legumes	legume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | past | We | a soup |  |  |  | with lots of legumes | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent soup=Patient with lot=Instrument |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers plant legumes to put nitrogen back into the soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legume:x6:1
# text = Farmers plant legumes to put nitrogen back into the soil.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	plant	plant	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	legumes	legume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	nitrogen	nitrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plant** | present | Farmers | legumes |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent legume=Patient |
| 2 | **put back** | to-infinitive | Farmers *not said here* | nitrogen |  | the soil |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent nitrogen=Goal |

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