Loment vs. Legume

Lomentnoun

(botany) A type of modified legume that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between the segments of the seeds.

Lomentnoun

An elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves, but divided transversely into small cells, each containing a single seed.

Lomentnoun

pods constricted between seeds and breaking apart when ripe into one-seed segments

Loment

A loment (or lomentum) is a type of indehiscent legume fruit that breaks apart at constrictions occurring between segments, so that each segment contains one seed. It is a type of schizocarp.Tick trefoil (Desmodium) and sweet vetch (Hedysarum) are two genera that exhibit this fruit type, which is found particularly in the tribe Hedysareae of the family Fabaceae.

Legumenoun

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

Legumenoun

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).

Legumenoun

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

Legumenoun

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

Legumenoun

The fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans, lupines; pulse.

Legumenoun

an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

Legumenoun

the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a two-valved case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attached to one edge of the valves

Legumenoun

the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)

Legume

A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse.