Definition
Relating to or characteristic of the legume family (Fabaceae), plants that typically produce seeds in pods and often form symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their roots. This family includes beans, peas, lentils, peanuts, and many trees like acacias.
Etymology
From Latin 'legumen' meaning 'things gathered or picked,' derived from 'legere' meaning 'to gather.' The term originally referred to seeds that could be picked and gathered, later becoming the scientific designation for this important plant family.
Kelly Says
Leguminous plants are nature's fertilizer factories! Their partnership with nitrogen-fixing bacteria means they actually improve soil fertility wherever they grow, which is why farmers have rotated crops with legumes for thousands of years—and why a field of wildflowers often has abundant clover and vetch.
Translations
ARالعربية
بقولية
buh-kuh-lee-yah
CACatalà
leguminoses
leh-gyoo-mee-NOH-sehs
CSČeština
bobovité
BOH-boh-vee-teh
DADansk
ærtefamilien
eh-rt-eh-fah-mee-lee-en
DEDeutsch
leguminös
leh-goo-mee-nohs
ELΕλληνικά
οσπρια
oh-spre-ah
ESEspañol
leguminoso
leh-goo-mee-NOH-soh
FAفارسی
لگومینوز
leh-goo-mee-nohz
FRFrançais
légumineux
leh-gyoo-mee-nyuh
HEעברית
קטניות
kah-tah-nee-yot
HUMagyar
hüvelyes
hyoo-veh-yesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
polong-polongan
poh-lohng pohl-oh-ngahn
ITItaliano
leguminoso
leh-goo-mee-NOH-soh
KMKM
សន្លឹក
sahhn-leh-kuh
MRMR
शेंगदाण्याचे
sheng-da-nyaa-cheh
MSBahasa Melayu
kacang-kacangan
kah-chahng kah-chahng-gahn
MYမြန်မာ
ပဲနှစ်
peh hnait
NLNederlands
peulvruchten
pul-vroo-kh-ten
NONorsk
erteblomfamilien
eh-rt-eh-bloh-mee-lee-en
PLPolski
rośliny strączkowe
rohs-lee-neh strahN-tsh-koh-vay
PTPortuguês
leguminoso
leh-goo-mee-NOH-soh
RORomână
leguminoase
leh-gyoo-mee-NOH-ah-seh
RUРусский
бобовые
BOH-bah-vyeh
SVSvenska
ärtväxter
ehrt-vex-ter
SWKiswahili
michikichi
mee-chee-kee-chee
TEతెలుగు
కూరగాయలు
kooragaayalu
THไทย
พืชตระกูลถั่ว
puea dtah-kool thua
TLTL
mga leguminoso
mahng-gah leh-goo-mee-NOH-soh
TRTürkçe
baklagiller
bahk-lah-gee-lehr
UKУкраїнська
бобові
BOH-boh-vee
VITiếng Việt
họ đậu
hoh dah-oo
YOYO
awọn ẹyẹ
ah-wohn eh-yeh
ZUZU
izitshalo
ee-zee-tshah-loh