| leguminous |
* the common name for plant species in the Family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae);* the name of a type of fruit, characteristic of legumous plants. To wit: Legumes are noteworthy for their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, an accomplishment attributable to a symbiotic relationship with certain bacteria known as rhizobia found in root nodules of these plants. ...
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| legume |
* the common name for plant species in the Family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae);* the name of a type of fruit, characteristic of legumous plants. To wit: Legumes are noteworthy for their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen, an accomplishment attributable to a symbiotic relationship with certain bacteria known as rhizobia found in root nodules of these plants. ...
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| legal blindness |
A person is considered "legally blind", in the USA, when their visual acuity is 20/200 or less in the better eye with best correction, or their field of vision is 20 degrees or less in the better eye. Coloboma of the macular and or optic nerve can cause legal blindness.
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| legume |
A large family of flowering plants, all of which produce fruits that grow in the form of a pod that splits along its seams when mature and opens to reveal the seeds. Garden peas, snap beans, lima beans, lentils, and chickpeas are all legumes domesticated during the Neolithic.
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| Legionnaires' disease |
a form of pneumonia that is mainly spread through air-conditioning systems and water
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