Legume

leg′ūm, n. a seed-ve el which splits into two valves, having the seeds attached to the ventral suture only: a pod, as of the pea, bean, .—also Legū′men :— pl. Legū′mens , Legū′mina .— adj. Legū′minar .— n. Legū′mine , a nitrogenous proteid substance in the seeds of most leguminous plants, corresponding with the casein of milk.— adj. Legū′mino us , pertaining to pulse: bearing legumes. [Fr.,—L. legumen — legĕre , to gather.]