"legumey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more legumey [comparative], most legumey [superlative]
Etymology: From legume + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|legume|y}} legume + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} legumey (comparative more legumey, superlative most legumey)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of legumes.
    Sense id: en-legumey-en-adj-1lg7r~se Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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          "ref": "2004, Victoria Jenanyan Wise, The Armenian Table Cookbook: 165 Treasured Recipes that Bring Together Ancient Flavors and 21st-Century Style, Clairview Books, published 2013, page 14",
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