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The term legume has two closely related meanings in botany, a situation encountered with many botanical common names of useful plants, whereby an applied name can refer to either the plant itself, or to the edible fruit (or useful part). Thus, "legume" can be:
- The common name for plant species in the Family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae);
- The name of a type of fruit, characteristic of leguminous plants:
- A legume is a simple dry fruit which develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides. A common name for this type of fruit is a "pod", although pod is also applied to a few other fruit types. Well-known plants that bear legume fruits include alfalfa, clover, peas, beans, lupins and peanuts. A peanut is not a nut in the botanical sense; a peanut is an indehiscent legume, that is, one that does not spontaneously split open along a seam.
Legumes are noteworthy for their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, an accomplishment attributable to a symbiotic relationship with certain bacteria known as rhizobia found in root nodules of these plants. The ability to form this symbiosis reduces fertilizer costs for farmers and gardeners who grow legumes, and means that legumes can be used in a crop rotation to replenish soil that has been depleted of nitrogen.
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Fabaceae :: Magnoliopsida
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RT @fabioviviani: SWEET ONION SOUP AND LEGUMES - CARABACCIA FIORENTINA - FOR 6 PERSONS http://bit.ly/5oJP1Y
nobuko6 (nobuko tsurumaki) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:45:19 -0000
RT @fabioviviani: SWEET ONION SOUP AND LEGUMES - CARABACCIA FIORENTINA - FOR 6 PERSONS http://bit.ly/5oJP1Y
SWEET ONION SOUP AND LEGUMES - CARABACCIA FIORENTINA - FOR 6 PERSONS http://bit.ly/5oJP1Y /via @fabioviviani
Pkittytrisha (Trisha Fogleman) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:36:53 -0000
SWEET ONION SOUP AND LEGUMES - CARABACCIA FIORENTINA - FOR 6 PERSONS http://bit.ly/5oJP1Y /via @fabioviviani
SWEET ONION SOUP AND LEGUMES - CARABACCIA FIORENTINA - FOR 6 PERSONS http://bit.ly/5oJP1Y
fabioviviani (Fabio Viviani) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:28:06 -0000
SWEET ONION SOUP AND LEGUMES - CARABACCIA FIORENTINA - FOR 6 PERSONS http://bit.ly/5oJP1Y
Recette de régime pour ce soir : scampis au curry + petits légumes + riz
lauriecdorm (Laurence Cantineau) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:20:12 -0000
Recette de régime pour ce soir : scampis au curry + petits légumes + riz
jantei frango com legumes e arroz la do china in box. isso lembra a minha infancia :')
gitanacarvalho (Gitana Carvalho) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:04:58 -0000
jantei frango com legumes e arroz la do china in box. isso lembra a minha infancia :')
@KingTrapboyy Oh ok Cool legumes! I sent you a DM.
TheArtistEv (Everett Dixon) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:47:55 -0000
@KingTrapboyy Oh ok Cool legumes! I sent you a DM.
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Meta Description: [ Overview of the Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture, including its structure and strategic plan., Overview of the Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture, including its structure and strategic plan. ]
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