n. [ F. légume, L. legumen, fr. legere to gather. So called because they may be gathered without cutting. See Legend. ]
☞ In the latter circumstance, it differs from a siliqua, in which the seeds are attached to both sutures. In popular use, a legume is called a pod, or cod; as, pea pod, or peas cod. [ 1913 Webster ]
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