English-Thai Dictionary

legume

N พืช มี ฝัก พวก  Fabales เช่น  ถั่ว 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LEGUME, LEGUMEN

n.[L. legumen, lego to collect, and signifying that which collects, or holds, or a collection. ] 1. In botany, a pericarp or seed-vessel, of two valves, in which the seeds are fixed to one suture only. In the latter circumstance it differs from a siliqua, in which the seeds are attached to both sutures. In popular use, a legume is called a pod, or a cod; as a pea-pod, or peas-cod.
2. In the plural, pulse, peas, beans, etc.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LEGUME

Leg "ume, n. Etym: [F. légume, L. legumen, fr. legere to gather. So called because they may be gathered without cutting. See Legend. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

 

Note: In the latter circumstance, it differs from a siliqua, in which the seeds are attached to both sutures. In popular use, a legume is called a pod, or cod; as, pea pod, or peas cod.

 

2. pl.

 

Defn: The fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans, lupines; pulse.

 

LEGUMEN

Le *gu "men, n.; pl. L. Legumina, E. Legumens. Etym: [L.]

 

Defn: Same as Legume.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

legume

leg ume |ˈlegˌyo͞om, ləˈgyo͞om ˈlɛɡjum | ▶noun a leguminous plant, esp. one grown as a crop. • a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant used as food. • Botany the long seedpod of a leguminous plant. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (denoting the edible portion of the plant ): from French légume, from Latin legumen, from legere ‘to pick ’ (because the fruit may be picked by hand ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

legume

legume |ˈlɛgjuːm | ▶noun a leguminous plant, especially one grown as a crop. • a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant, used as food. • Botany the long seed pod of a leguminous plant. ORIGIN mid 17th cent. (denoting the edible portion of the plant ): from French légume, from Latin legumen, from legere ‘to pick ’ (because the fruit may be picked by hand ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Legumen

Le gu men Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Leg u men |das Legumen; Genitiv: des Legumens, Plural: die Legumen lateinisch ; »Hülsenfrucht «Frucht der Hülsenfrüchtler

 

French Dictionary

légume

légume n. m. nom masculin Plante potagère. : Des légumes frais cueillis. Une bonne soupe aux légumes. LOCUTION Grosse légume. figuré Personne importante. : C ’est une grosse légume. Note Technique Dans cette expression familière, le nom est de genre féminin.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

legume

leg ume /léɡjuːm, lɪɡjúːm /名詞 C 〘植 〙1 マメ科の植物 .2 ｟主に米 ｠マメ .