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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LEGUMINOUS

From Latin legūmen.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGUMINOUS

leguminous  [lɪˈɡjuːmɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGUMINOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leguminous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LEGUMINOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

leguminous

Legume

A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae, or the fruit or seed of such a plant. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their food grain seed, for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure. Legumes are notable in that most of them have symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria in structures called root nodules. Well-known legumes include alfalfa, clover, peas, beans, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, soybeans, peanuts, tamarind, and the woody climbing vine wisteria. Legume trees like the Locust trees or the Kentucky coffeetree can be used in permaculture food forests. A legume fruit is a simple dry fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces on two sides. A common name for this type of fruit is a pod, although the term "pod" is also applied to a few other fruit types, such as that of vanilla and of radish.

Definition of leguminous in the English dictionary

The definition of leguminous in the dictionary is of, relating to, or belonging to the Fabaceae, a family of flowering plants having pods as fruits and root nodules enabling storage of nitrogen-rich material: includes peas, beans, clover, gorse, acacia, and carob.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGUMINOUS


acuminous
əˈkjuːmɪnəs
albuminous
ælˈbjuːmɪnəs
aluminous
əˈluːmɪnəs
bituminous
bɪˈtjuːmɪnəs
cacuminous
kəˈkjuːmɪnəs
ceruminous
sɪˈruːmɪnəs
conterminous
kənˈtɜːmɪnəs
coterminous
kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs
creaminess
ˈkriːmɪnəs
dreaminess
ˈdriːmɪnəs
exalbuminous
ˌeksælˈbjuːmɪnəs
luminous
ˈluːmɪnəs
nonleguminous
ˌnɒnlɛˈɡjuːmɪnəs
nonluminous
ˌnɒnˈluːmɪnəs
numinous
ˈnjuːmɪnəs
subbituminous
ˌsʌbbɪˈtjuːmɪnəs
terminus
ˈtɜːmɪnəs
torminous
ˈtɔːmɪnəs
verminous
ˈvɜːmɪnəs
voluminous
vəˈluːmɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGUMINOUS

legless
leglessness
leglet
leglike
leglin
legman
legmen
Legnica
Lego
Lego brick
legong
legroom
leguaan
legume
legumes
legumin
legwarmer
legwarmers
legwear
legwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGUMINOUS

cartilaginous
chitinous
fibrinous
gelatinous
glutinous
heinous
interspinous
mountainous
mucilaginous
mucinous
mutinous
nous
oleaginous
ominous
pulchritudinous
resinous
ruinous
spinous
tendinous
vertiginous
villainous

Synonyms and antonyms of leguminous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leguminous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGUMINOUS

Find out the translation of leguminous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leguminous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leguminous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

豆科
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

leguminosas
570 millions of speakers

English

leguminous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फलीदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البقوليات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зернобобовых
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leguminosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিম্বোত্পাদী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

légumineux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Leguminus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hülsenfrucht-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

豆科の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Leguminous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về loài đậu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முடிச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दलदलीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

baklagillerden
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

leguminoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

strączkowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зернобобових
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

leguminoase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Όσπρια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

peul
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

baljväxter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leguminous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leguminous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGUMINOUS»

The term «leguminous» is normally little used and occupies the 114.623 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGUMINOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leguminous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leguminous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leguminous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGUMINOUS»

Discover the use of leguminous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leguminous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nitrogen-fixing Leguminous Symbioses
This book provides an in-depth and up-to-the minute analysis of what is known about this symbiosis, its origins, the process of nodule formation and development, and the biochemistry and genetics of nodular nitrogen fixation.
M. J. Dilworth, 2008
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Comparative host plant range studies of the blue alfalfa ...
Table 8- Mean population levels and mean weighted population levels of blue alfalfa aphids and pea aphids caged on 45 leguminous host plants under caged field conditions- plants ranked according to weighted population levels of blue ...
Michael Merton Ellsbury, Mervin William Nielson, United States. Science and Education Administration, 1981
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Edible Forest Gardens, Volume II: Ecological Design And ...
NITROGEN-FIXER INOCULANTS Latin Name Type Inoculation Groups Acacia angustissima leguminous cowpea Alnus spp. actinorhizal alder, bayberry; promiscuous Amorpha spp. leguminous cowpea Amphicarpaea bracteata leguminous ...
Dave Jacke, Eric Toensmeier, 2005
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Mixed plantations of Eucalyptus and leguminous trees enhance ...
Two Eucalyptus species-E. saligna Sm. and E. grandis Hill-are especially favored in Hawaii for wood, fiber, and fuel production because of their quick growth and high yields.
Dean S. DeBell, Craig D. Whitesell, Thomas H. Schubert, 1985
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Leguminous Trees For Shade
Date Due 1 -ft SEP 1994 3 o sfp Bac 1 4 QCT 1004 -6 SEP 1990 2 7 MAR, IQQc; 2, b A ii i./ y^Li 8 SEP 1991 2 b SEP 1991 n oct war ^0 QCT 1QQ wmm shade. Nomh lianle. 1 -ft SEP 1994 ...
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Biotechnology of Biofertilizers
Biological nitrogen fixation by leguminous green manure crops has the potential to supplement substantial portion of the N required by rice (Ladha et al., 1988; Rinaudo et al., 1988). Besides being a low-cost N source, leguminous green ...
Sadasivam Kannaiyan, 2002
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Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic Importance
Others occur regularly on cultivated leguminous crops without normally having any significant effect on yields, but even these species deserve attention, as with periodical build-ups in population levels local infestations may from time to time ...
K.A. Spencer, 1973
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Use of Leguminous Plants in Tropical Countries as Green ...
General survey of the use of green'manures. Some characteristics of tropical soil. The advantages in using green manures, cover plants and shade trees. Disadvantages of green manuring. Methods of use.
Itália) INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE (Roma, 1936
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Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Sustainable Agriculture and ...
They can exclusively induce root or stem nodules on leguminous hosts. Recently it has been explored that rhizobia can make an intimate association with non- legumes such as rice, wheat, maize, etc as endophyte, without forming any nodule ...
Yi-Ping Wang, 2006
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Green Manure/Cover Crop Systems of Smallholder Farmers: ...
The socio-economic and biophysical context of Malawi has important implications for leguminous cropping systems. Farmers are searching for ways to ameliorate soil fertility that reduce the need for fertilizers and this provides an important ...
Marjatta Eilittä, Joseph Mureithi, Rolf Derpsch, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGUMINOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leguminous is used in the context of the following news items.
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India's growing legume market opening doors for farmers in EAC
... Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Tanzania has the potential to produce up to two million tonnes of leguminous crops to serve local and international ... «IPPmedia, Jul 15»
2
Project to scale-up cowpea, groundnut production in UWR launched
A project dubbed: "Taking Cowpea and Groundnut to Scale, "has been launched in Wa, to boost the production of the two leguminous crops, ... «BusinessGhana, Jul 15»
3
Story of missing dal in thaali?
Being leguminous crops, possessing root nodules, they fix and utilise atmospheric nitrogen. They are thus not dependent on industrially fixed ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
4
7 Permaculture-Recommended Plants You Should Include in the …
... not just for the powerful protein-packed food yield but also for other leguminous qualities such as soil-fixing and chop-and-drop mulching. «One Green Planet, Jul 15»
5
Get ready for fall planting
Since peas are leguminous, and therefore nitrogen-fixing (meaning they add nitrogen to the soil), they are a valuable boost of fertilizer for our ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jul 15»
6
Ukraine harvests 8.7 mln tonnes of grain as of July 14
As of July 14 Ukraine had threshed early grain and leguminous crops on 2.8 million hectares (27% of the forecast) and harvested 8.7 million ... «Interfax, Jul 15»
7
Grilled Halloumi and Freekeh Salad
In colder months, it adds substance and texture to leguminous soups. Most recipes suggest simmering cracked freekeh in a covered pot like ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
8
Cooperatives Day Zeros in On Sustainable Agri
Another aspect of Namibia specific CA is crop rotation, using leguminous cow peas, mahangu, sorghum, maize and other crop pants. Unless ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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A widespread plant-fungal-bacterial symbiosis promotes plant …
... Ribeiro RD, Galiana A, Castilho AF et al. (2010). Evaluating the nodulation status of leguminous species from the Amazonian forest of Brazil. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Ukraine has harvested 4.5 million tonnes of grain
KIEV, UKRAINE — Ukraine has harvested early grain and leguminous crops on 1.5 million hectares (14% of the forecast) with a yield of 30.8 kg ... «World Grain, Jul 15»

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