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legume

[leg-yoom, li-gyoom] / ˈlɛg jum, lɪˈgjum /


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That is because she uses green manure and legume crops.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

The researchers also pointed out that average legume intake across Europe and the UK remains far below recommended levels.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

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

We then follow them with a legume which will restore the fertility to that soil.

From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. by Northern Nut Growers Association

Higher consumption of olive oil, fish, and legumes was linked to increased humanin levels.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

"So I think the costs of a healthy diet, which means an increased cost on legumes, on vegetables, on meat, is just having a big impact on what people can afford to consume."

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Fruits, vegetables, legumes and dairy products are among the main dietary sources of potassium.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

Khichdi, derived from the Sanskrit word khicca, meaning a dish made with rice and legumes, dates back to the ninth century B.C.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

I continue my explication of tubers, bulbs, and legumes, as if nothing has happened.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood


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