| legume |
plants belonging to the pea family (eg alfalfa and red clover) which typically host symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
Ãâó: www.nps.gov/plants/restore/library/glossary.htm
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| legume |
A specific type of plant, belonging to the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae). These plants produce their fruit as a pod and generally possess nitrogen-fixing bacteria in nodules on their roots. Examples of legumes include peas, beans, and alfalfa.
Ãâó: imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/glossary/letter.asp
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| Legg-Calve-Perthes disease |
Damage to the top of the femur bone in the leg resulting in a deformity, this problem is most common in young boys.
Ãâó: www.lieberson.com/en/neurgosurgery_glossary/l.htm
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| leg |
The portion of the limb of the horse below the knee or hock.
Ãâó: www.horseshoes.com/glossary/l/glsrl.htm
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| leg |
Noun. (Middle English, legge = leg). Cuticular appendage projecting from the ventrolateral portion of the thoracic wall of the insect body. Six legs are present in the adult and nymphal Paurometabola; the number varies in larvae, depending upon the taxonomic group. Each leg is divided into component parts, including the Coxa, Trochanter, Femur, Tibia and Tarsus. ...
Ãâó: www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/courses/306/306glos...
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