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# legume

«legume» in Mova's school dictionary: **a plant that grows its seeds in pods, such as peas…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a legume, legumes)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A legume is a plant that grows its seeds in pods, such as peas, beans, lentils, peanuts and clover. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/#m1)

2) Legumes are also the seeds or pods we eat from these plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Science, food and farming: legumes are rich in protein and fibre; their roots hold tiny bacteria that add nitrogen to the soil, which helps farmers. It tells the reader about healthy food and plant science.

### examples

- Peas and beans are legumes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/#x1)
- Legumes are a good source of protein. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/#x2)
- Clover is a legume that makes soil richer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/#x3)
- Peanuts are legumes, not true nuts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/#x4)
- We cooked a soup with lots of legumes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/#x5)
- Farmers plant legumes to put nitrogen back into the soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/#x6)

### note

Plural: legumes. Say «LEG-yoom». Myth-buster: a peanut is a legume, not a nut.

### In the corpora

- [Peanuts are not true nuts; they are legumes, like peas and beans, and their pods grow underground.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/31-friends-who-cling-to-a-legend/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «legume» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/legume/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.