Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun legume

3 senses of legume

Sense 1
legume, leguminous plant -- (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
       => climber -- (a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants)

Sense 2
legume -- (the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case)
       => pod, seedpod -- (a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant)

Sense 3
legume -- (the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils))
       => vegetable, veggie, veg -- (edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant)