legume
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- noun
- /ˈlɛɡjuːm/
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- Have lots of legumes, have lots of the non starchy veggies as you work your way up.
- sprouted legumes
- legume crop
- vegetable legume
What else have scientists learnt from the legions of legume research that is going on?
- What else have scientists learnt from the legions of legume research that is going on?
- So legumes includes beans, peas and lentils.
- By seeds I mean grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, the reproductive organ of the plant.
- So for someone it could be, you know, tofu, tempeh, some some legumes, lentils.
- Then you've got you've got your, your beans, your nuts, your seeds, all your legumes.
- And then you also see this in in dried out whole grains and legumes.
- Beans and legumes have some of the highest lectin contents of any food.
- So they found out that with people with arthritis, there are proteins called lectins, which are in grains, they're in legumes, they're in a lot of plants.
- And if you eat a wide variety of nuts, seeds, legumes, mushrooms, plants, fiber, fiber's the king.
- The next category to avoid if you have iron deficiency anemia is most nuts and all beans, legumes and lentils.
- So more plant based, more, more legumes, more whole grains, less processed food, less meat, less sugar.
- This means incorporating foods that are high in fiber like legumes, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, could serve a dual purpose.
Examples
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A single species, usually a fast-growing legume, supplies most of the shade.
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So legumes includes beans, peas and lentils.
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We're a strictly whole wheat and legume family.
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In our study, both legume crops were added to the soil at the pod formation stage.
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And for all you biology buffs out there, legumes are beans.
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Among pulses, chickpea is the major winter grain legume and mung bean is the major summer legume.
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The best alternative seems to be planting legumes such as mung beans or soybeans as the third crop.
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Morris is curator of the special-purpose legume collection maintained by USDA's Agricultural Research Service in Griffin, Georgia.
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Legumes such as legumes like beans and lentils are a great source of protein for a healthy diet.
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Many people enjoy adding legumes to their soups and salads for extra nutrition.
Synonyms
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An edible seed or pod from plants like peas and lentils used for food
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A dry seed like a pea or bean that people eat
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A plant that produces beans you can eat
A plant that grows pods with seeds like beans or peas
A seed from plants like peas or lentils that you can eat
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Etymology
The word legume comes from the Latin legumen and is related to the Latin legere 'to gather', because these plants were something people would gather for food. So think of a farmer 'gathering' the pods of beans, peas, or lentils — that's why legume now means those plants and their seeds.