leguminous plant

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• leguminous plant — noun an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae • Syn: ↑legume • Derivationally related forms: ↑leguminous (for: ↑legume) • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑h …   Useful english dictionary

• leguminous —   a. applied to plants with seeds in pods.    ♦ legume, n. vegetable; leguminous plant grown as forage; pod.    ♦ leguminiform, a. pod shaped.    ♦ leguminose, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

• plant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 living thing ADJECTIVE ▪ delicate ▪ wild ▪ native ▪ rare ▪ garden, house …   Collocations dictionary

• leguminous — adj. Leguminous is used with these nouns: ↑plant …   Collocations dictionary

• leguminous — UK [lɪˈɡjuːmɪnəs] / US [ləˈɡjumɪnəs] adjective biology relating to a plant such as a pea or bean that produces seeds in pods …   English dictionary

• pea plant — noun a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds • Syn: ↑pea • Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant • Hyponyms: ↑garden pea, ↑garden pea plant, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Sensitive plant — Sensitive Sen si*tive, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. [1913 Webster] 2. Having quick and acute sensibility,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Lead plant — Lead Lead (l[e^]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le[ a]d; akin to D. lood, MHG. l[=o]t, G. loth plummet, sounding lead, small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123.] 1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bean plant — noun any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods • Syn: ↑bean • Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant • Hyponyms: ↑bush bean, ↑pole bean, ↑shell bean, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• common indigo plant — Indigo In di*go, a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. [1913 Webster] {Indigo berry} (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub {Randia aculeata}, used as a blue dye. {Indigo bird} (Zo[ o]l.), a small North American… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English