leguminosae

• Большое семейство деревьев, кустарников, лиан и трав, дающих стручки с бобами, разделённое на подсемейства цезальпиниевые, мимозовые и мотыльковые.

A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs that bear bean pods, divided into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae, and Papilionaceae.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Plant familyC2formalscientific

   A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs that produce bean pods, divided into subfamilies such as Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae, and Papilionaceae.

   Семейство растений

   • Leguminosae includes important crops like peas, beans, and lentils.
   • Many species in Leguminosae have nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their roots.
   • The classification of Leguminosae has been revised by botanists.

   Synonymsfabaceaelegume familypea family