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légume

Definitions of légume
  1. noun
    edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
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    légume cru
    an uncooked vegetable
    herbe aromatique
    any of various herbaceous plants whose leaves or stems or flowers are cooked and used for food or seasoning
    légume vert
    any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
    solanacée
    any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
    légume à racine comestible, racine alimentaire
    any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
    rhubarbe
    long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
    choux
    a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts
    courge, gourde
    edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
    concombre
    cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
    artichaut
    a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
    asperge
    edible young shoots of the asparagus plant
    pousse de bambou
    edible young shoots of bamboo
    oignon
    an aromatic flavorful vegetable
    poireau
    related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves
    cardon
    only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
    céleri
    stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning
    gombo, okra
    long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
    champignon
    fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
    citrouille
    usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn
    truffe
    edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber
    banane des Antilles, plantain
    starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
    fenouil
    aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
    aubergine
    egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow
    chou
    any of various types of cabbage
    choux de Bruxelles
    the small edible cabbage-like buds growing along a stalk of the brussels sprout plant
    gourde d'été
    any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden
    betterave
    round red root vegetable
    piment
    sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
    échalote
    small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning
    fève
    any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
    pois
    seed of a pea plant used for food
    navet
    root of any of several members of the mustard family
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    primeurs, produits frais
    fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market
  2. noun
    the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
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    fève
    any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
    pois
    seed of a pea plant used for food
    petits pois
    fresh pea
    haricot
    any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried
  3. noun
    any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
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    types:
    betterave
    biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
    artichaut
    Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
    betterave
    beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
    type of:
    herbe, plante herbacée
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
  4. noun
    an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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    types:
    fève de soja
    erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
    type of:
    herbe, plante herbacée
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    plante grimpante
    a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
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