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Hemi-legume (hemilegume) | A legume fruit in which the seed or seeds and one valve of the pod are dispersed as a unit. The valve catches the wind and blows away with the seeds. | |
Legume | A fruit that is derived from a single carpel, dehisces along two sutures, and is usually dry and several-seeded. Although most species of the legume family possess legumes, a number of them do not (e.g., species of |
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Legume family | Informally, a member of the legume family sensu lato (Fabaceae). Some species of legumes are indehiscent. |