The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leguminous \Le*gu"mi*nous\ (-m[i^]*n[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. l['e]gumineux.]
Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse.
(Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order of plants ( Leguminos[ae]), which bear legumes, including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. 1 of the ''Leguminosae'' family of peas, beans etc 2 resembling a legume
WordNet
adj. relating to or consisting of legumes
Usage examples of "leguminous".
Brassica oleracea, circumnutation of the radicle, of the arched hypocotyl whilst still buried beneath the ground, whilst rising above the ground and straightening itself, and when erect--Circumnutation of the cotyledons--Rate of movement--Analogous observations on various organs in species of Githago, Gossypium, Oxalis, Tropaeolum, Citrus, Aesculus, of several Leguminous and Cucurbitaceous genera, Opuntia, Helianthus, Primula, Cyclamen, Stapelia, Cerinthe, Nolana, Solanum, Beta, Ricinus, Quercus, Corylus, Pinus, Cycas, Canna, Allium, Asparagus, Phalaris, Zea, Avena, Nephrodium, and Selaginella.
Leguminous genera, for instance, those of Hedysarum, Mimosa, Melilotus, etc.
On the other hand, with many Leguminous plants, for instance, Cassia, Acacia lophantha, etc.
Now, this breaks down into goal targets of one hundred twenty million tons of wheat, sixty million of barley, fourteen million of oats, fourteen million of corn, twelve million of rye, and the remaining twenty million of a mixture of rice, millet, buckwheat, and leguminous grams.