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Article: legume
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- The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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legume , common name for any plant of the family Leguminosae, which is called also the
pulse
, legume, pea, or bean family. The word is often used loosely in the plural for vegetables in general. Botanically, a legume is the characteristic fruit of the ...
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