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legumes

/lɪˈɡjuːmz/

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noun

豆類

The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.

Examples :

"My doctor recommended I eat more legumes, like lentils and chickpeas, for a healthy source of protein and fiber. "

医者は、健康的なタンパク質と食物繊維源として、レンズ豆やひよこ豆などの豆類をもっと食べるように勧めました。

food vegetable plant agriculture seed

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noun

マメ科植物

Any of a large family (Fabaceae, syn. Leguminosae) of dicotyledonous herbs, shrubs, and trees having fruits that are legumes or loments, bearing nodules on the roots that contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and including important food and forage plants (as peas, beans, or clovers).

Examples :

"My doctor recommended I eat more legumes, like lentils and chickpeas, because they are a good source of protein and fiber. "

医者は、タンパク質と食物繊維の良い供給源であるため、レンズ豆やひよこ豆などのマメ科植物をもっと食べるように勧めました。

food vegetable plant agriculture biology science

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noun

マメ科植物

A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

Examples :

"The farmer grew many legumes, such as beans and peas, in his field. "

農家は畑で豆やエンドウ豆など、多くのマメ科植物を育てました。

vegetable plant food agriculture