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legumen.

pulse, leguminous plant; pod-vegetable;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɫɛˈɡuː.mɛn]Classical-Latin[leˈɡuː.men]
  1. pulse, legume (leguminous plant)

    declension-3
  2. bean (plant)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly connected to legere (“to gather”) because they can be scooped up in the hand. The second element appears to be the common noun-forming suffix -men, but the connecting -ū- is unexplained. Alternatively, a loanword from some other language, but no cognates have been identified.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.