Added 9 October 2026
leguminous
adjective
Latin root: legūminōsus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about leguminous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Relating to or consisting of legumes.
Origin
From Middle English leguminous, from Medieval Latin legūminōsus, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin legūmen, legūminis (“bean, pulse”) + -ous.
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