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PEA |
Leguminous plant |
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SOYA |
Versatile leguminous food plant |
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SAINFOIN |
A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for
fodder. |
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REST-HARROW |
A European leguminous plant (Ononis arvensis) with
long, tough roots. |
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ESPARCET |
The common sainfoin (Onobrychis sativa), an Old World
leguminous forage plant. |
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VETCHLING |
Any small leguminous plant of the genus Lathyrus,
especially L. Nissolia. |
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SCORPIONWORT |
A leguminous plant (Ornithopus scorpioides) of
Southern Europe, having slender curved pods. |
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ONOCERIN |
A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the
root of the leguminous plant Ononis spinosa. |
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CHICHLING VETCH |
A leguminous plant (Lathyrus sativus), with broad
flattened seeds which are sometimes used for food. |
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SUNN |
An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its
fiber, which is also called sunn hemp. |
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EARTHPEA |
A species of pea (Amphicarpaea monoica). It is a climbing
leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods. |
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LUCERN |
A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple
cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also alfalfa. |
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SOLDIERWOOD |
A showy leguminous plant (Calliandra purpurea) of the
West Indies. The flowers have long tassels of purple stamens. |
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VETCH |
Any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of
which are valuable for fodder. The common species is V. sativa. |
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CHICK-PEA |
A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia,
Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram. |
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MEDIC |
A leguminous plant of the genus Medicago. The black medic is
the Medicago lupulina; the purple medic, or lucern, is M. sativa. |
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PEANUT |
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis
hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its
fruit. |
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GROUNDNUT |
A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant
to the taste. |
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SOLA |
A leguminous plant (Aeschynomene aspera) growing in moist
places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used
for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc. |
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COWPEA |
The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus
Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the
southern part of the United States. |
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LENTIL |
A leguminous plant of the genus Ervum (Ervum Lens), of
small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed, which is
used for food on the continent. |
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LABURNUM |
A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the
Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It
has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms. |
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BREADROOT |
The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta),
found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds
in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food. |
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WOAD-WAXEN |
A leguminous plant (Genista tinctoria) of Europe and
Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also greenwood,
greenweed, dyer's gre... |
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COWHAGE |
A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having
crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers,
causing intolerable ... |