Memidex - Leguminosae
Definition:
a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae, and Papilionaceae
Class:
plant noun
Usage:
Plural:
Leguminosae*
(* Leguminosae may be used in a singular or plural context)
Type of:
rosid dicot family » dicot family » family » taxonomic group
Member of:
Rosales » Rosidae » Dicotyledones » Angiospermae » Spermatophyta » Plantae
Original source:
Examples:
Arachis | bean | Brya | Caesalpiniaceae | Caesalpinioideae | Centrolobium | Coumarouna | Hymenaea | legume | locust tree | Melilotus | Mimosaceae | Mimosoideae | Papilionaceae | Papilionoideae | Physostigma | Swainsona | Tamarindus | Trifolium | wild pea
Synonyms:
Fabaceae [family] | legume family | pea family
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