Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legume

/ˈlɛɡ.juːm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: legume
IPA: /ˈlɛɡ.juːm/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

noun

Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).

noun

A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

name

A locality in the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Borrowed from French légume, from Latin legūmen (“bean”). Doublet of legumen.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *leǵ-, légume, legūmen

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

legumes (plural)

Derived Forms

legumelin legumey legumin legumine nonlegume

Frequently Paired Words

legumen leguminoid leguminose leguminous

Synonyms

legumen legume leguminous plant

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce legume?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛɡ.juːm/.
What does legume mean?: The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
Where does legume come from?: It is traced to French.

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