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🌱 A non-legume plant 🌾 Not a legume
nonlegume

nonlegume

1 6.3
Describes a crop or plant that is not in the bean family
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈlɛɡjuːm/
  • Specialized
: no legumbre
  • Wheat is a common nonlegume crop grown in rotation with soybeans.

Examples

  • The scientist compared the nitrogen content of nonlegume and legume plants in the experiment.

  • Corn is a nonlegume crop that is widely cultivated.

  • Farmers often plant a nonlegume after harvesting a legume to balance soil nutrients.

  • Many farmers prefer nonlegume plants for their resilience.

  • Wheat is a common nonlegume crop grown in rotation with soybeans.

  • Farmers often plant a nonlegume after harvesting a legume to balance soil nutrients.

  • Corn is a nonlegume crop that is widely cultivated across the Midwest.

Antonyms

legume
13 2.9

A plant with seeds in pods, like beans or peas, that people eat

How Leguminous

legume
13 2.9
nonlegume
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Surface Forms

nonlegume positive

Morphology

nonlegume = legume (transparent) = non + legume

The meaning is a straightforward negation formed with the productive prefix 'non-' plus the noun 'legume', so the adjective denotes 'not a legume'.

Etymology

Nonlegume is made of non- 'not' and legume 'bean' or 'pea' plants that often help the soil, so a nonlegume crop describes a plant that is not a legume, like wheat or corn.