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A legume (/ËlÉÉ¡juËm/ or /ËlÉËÉ¡juËm/) is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for their food grain seed (example beans and lentils, or generally pulse), for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green manure.rain legumes are cultivated for their seeds, and are also called pulses. The seeds are used for human and animal consumption or for the production of oils for industrial uses. Grain legumes include beans, lentils, lupins, peas, and peanuts.
3. legume-the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils). veg, vegetable, veggie-edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant.pulse-edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.).ecause of a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that live in nodules on their roots, legumes are able to take nitrogen from the air and convert it into compounds that enrich soils. Beans, peas, clover, and alfalfa are all legumes. 2.