Leguminosae

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Leguminosae
       n : a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing
           bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies
           Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn: {family
           Leguminosae}, {Fabaceae}, {family Fabaceae}, {legume
           family}, {pea family}]