plant of the group of the pulse family, 1670s, from French légume (16c.), from Latin legumen "pulse, leguminous plant," of unknown origin. One suggestion ties it to Latin legere "to gather" (see lecture (n.)), because they can be scooped by the handful. Used in Middle English in the Latin form legumen (late 14c.).
例文
1. He was the first to apply serological tests to the study of legume bacteria.
彼は最初に血清学的試験を根粒菌の研究に用いた。
2. Legume cover crops must be planted,when new plantations are established.
新種の植物園の建設時にマメ科保護作物を栽培しなければならない。
3.Eat legume food to have those helps to person body more?
豆類食品をたくさん食べることは人の体にどのような助けになりますか?
4.Alder(Alnus nepalensis),an important non- legume nitrogen-fixing plant,occurs widely in the eastern Himalayas.