legume

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Corn generally requires heavy nitrogen application, while soybeans, as legumes, can fix much of their own nitrogen and often need little or no added fertilizer.

From Barron's

Inside the hardened plaque, they found microscopic remains of cereals, legumes, plant fibers, and yeast spores.

From Science Daily

The recommendations encourage eating less meat and added sugar and increasing intake of whole grains, legumes, fish, and low fat dairy products.

From Science Daily

The Mediterranean diet centers on eating plenty of vegetables, fruits, legumes, and fish, along with healthy fats such as olive oil.

From Science Daily

For Parasecoli, the foods associated with winter — soups thick with legumes, braised meats stretched across multiple meals, dishes built around grains, potatoes, and preserved ingredients — aren’t about excess.

From Salon