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legume

[leg-yoom, li-gyoom] / ˈlɛg yum, lɪˈgyum /


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Thousands of children may be avoiding peanut allergies thanks to research indicating that early exposure to—rather than avoidance of—the legume is key.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2025

At the Shoreline Fuel Mart, the longtime home of the languishing legume, an employee answered a phone call from a Times reporter this week with a sigh, saying: “Everybody keeps calling us about this.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Standing knee-deep in an emerald expanse, a row of trees offering respite from the sweltering heat, Rosa Morales diligently relocates chipilín, a Central American legume, from one bed of soil to another.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

They are mostly found in the legume family of which soybeans are the main source in the human diet.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023

It is the only perennial forage legume that has in any sense made good in Florida.

From Florida: An Ideal Cattle State by Association, Florida State Live Stock