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the legumes
noun
The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
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For despite our collective vigilance, we missed the legumes listed in the gluten-free flour.
The legumes, however, are more valuable, because they contribute nitrogen as well as humus.
Molecular evidence confirms the hypothesis that Caesalpinioideae includes the earliest diverging lineages among the legumes.
But I find the spicing and the aromatics sufficiently robust even without meat, and the legumes supply all the necessary protein.
Seeds within the legumes are also variable, ranging from the size of a pinhead to that of a baseball.
The French have named the legumes pois chiches and usually dress them with a zesty vinaigrette for salads.
As mentioned above, the legumes produce secondary compounds of an irritating or poisonous nature that provide protection against predators.
I mentioned my plan to make it as soon as the legumes came into season in New York in June.
The legumes family are very good source of fibres in addition to being nutrient-dense foods, and the same can be said for nuts and seeds.
Earthy enough to cohabitate easily with the legumes, dried limes also give them a nice sour edge that erases the dullness they can sometimes have.
The latest classifications show that this subfamily is the most basal lineage among the legumes and the one from which the other two subfamilies evolved.
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