"leguminous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-leguminous.wav [US] Forms: more leguminous [comparative], most leguminous [superlative], leguminose [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English leguminous, from Medieval Latin legūminōsus, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin legūmen, legūminis (“bean, pulse”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|leguminous}} Middle English leguminous, {{der|en|la-med|legūminōsus}} Medieval Latin legūminōsus, {{der|en|la|legūmen|alt=legūmen, legūminis|t=bean, pulse}} Latin legūmen, legūminis (“bean, pulse”), {{suf|en||-ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} leguminous (comparative more leguminous, superlative most leguminous)
  1. Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc. Translations (of the Leguminosae family): пеперудоцветен (peperudocveten) (Bulgarian), lleguminós (Catalan), leguminoso (Galician), პარკოსანი (ṗarḳosani) (Georgian), strączkowy (Polish), leguminos (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-leguminous-en-adj-ZnCAeYkW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'of the Leguminosae family': 100 0
  2. Resembling a legume. Translations (resembling a legume): бобов (bobov) (Bulgarian), lleguminós (Catalan), légumineux (French), leguminoso [masculine] (Galician), hülsenfruchtartig (German), strączkowy (Polish), leguminoso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-leguminous-en-adj-QB3dEcAG Categories (other): Legumes Disambiguation of Legumes: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'resembling a legume': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonleguminous

Alternative forms

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