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.