# legume

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɛɡ.juːm/ · frequency rank #47,727

## Definitions
1. The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
2. 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).
3. A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the pea.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French légume, from Latin legūmen (“bean”). Doublet of legumen.

## Easily confused with
- **lemme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legume-vs-lemme)
- **legumes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legume-vs-legumes)
- **league** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/league-vs-legume)

## Common misspellings (8)
`elgume`, `leggume`, `legmue`, `leguem`, `legumme`, `leugme`, `lgeume`, `llegume`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/legume