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Le*gu"mi*nous (-m&ibreve;*nŭs), a. [Cf. F. légumineux.]

1. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse.

2. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants (Leguminosæ), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas.



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