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Leguminous in a sentence

Leguminous meaning

  1. Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc.
  2. Resembling a legume.

Synonyms of Leguminous

herb herbaceous plant

Related words

Other words often associated with Leguminous or its synonyms:

flavouring seasoning flavoring

Using Leguminous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc. | Resembling a legume.
  • Useful related words include: herb, herbaceous plant.
  • In the example corpus, leguminous often appears in combinations such as: leguminous plants, leguminous crops.

Context around Leguminous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cereals 1×

Often after:

plants 2× crops 2× pastures 1×

Sentence patterns with Leguminous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cereals and leguminous crops 1× for the leguminous plants 1× of cereals leguminous crops and 1× seeds of leguminous plants grown 1× system with leguminous pastures and 1× which are leguminous 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another arab toponym 1× much of inland 1× pulses or legumes 1× the agricultural enterprises 1× the belarusian russian 1× this is achieved 1×

Common sentence endings:

a further 25 1× and leguminous crops 1× oil bearing crops 1× peas and beans 1× the leguminous plants 1× which are leguminous 1×

Words around Leguminous

Just before it in the word index:

leguminosae 3 legumes 88 legume 29 legum 4 leguizamo 19 leguin 3

Just after it in the word index:

legwale 2 legwarmers 2 legwhip 6 legwork 25 leh 48 lehakoe 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Leguminous

  • In this selection, "leguminous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cereals, plants, crops and pastures stand out and add context to how "leguminous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cereals and leguminous crops and for the leguminous plants. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "leguminous" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with leguminous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The agricultural enterprises are also gathering in straw after harvesting headed cereals and leguminous crops. (15 words)

Much of inland tropical and sub-tropical Australia is dominated by acacias, which are leguminous. (15 words)

Another Arab toponym was Qaṭāniyyah (قطانية), allegedly from the Arabic word for the " leguminous plants ". (15 words)

Longer example sentences

This is achieved by 'rotation cropping' (traditionally called the ley system) with leguminous pastures and, in the last decade, including a canola crop in the rotations has boosted wheat yields by a further 25%. (34 words)

Pulses or legumes are the edible seeds of leguminous plants grown for food, and the most commonly consumed pulses include chickpeas, lentils, peas and beans. (25 words)

The Belarusian-Russian joint venture makes equipment for the post-harvest treatment of cereals, leguminous crops, and oil-bearing-crops. (20 words)

Example sentences (6)

Pulses or legumes are the edible seeds of leguminous plants grown for food, and the most commonly consumed pulses include chickpeas, lentils, peas and beans.

The agricultural enterprises are also gathering in straw after harvesting headed cereals and leguminous crops.

The Belarusian-Russian joint venture makes equipment for the post-harvest treatment of cereals, leguminous crops, and oil-bearing-crops.

Much of inland tropical and sub-tropical Australia is dominated by acacias, which are leguminous.

Another Arab toponym was Qaṭāniyyah (قطانية), allegedly from the Arabic word for the " leguminous plants ".

This is achieved by 'rotation cropping' (traditionally called the ley system) with leguminous pastures and, in the last decade, including a canola crop in the rotations has boosted wheat yields by a further 25%.

Common combinations with leguminous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "leguminous" in a sentence?
An example: "Pulses or legumes are the edible seeds of leguminous plants grown for food, and the most commonly consumed pulses include chickpeas, lentils, peas and beans." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "leguminous" from authentic English texts.
What does "leguminous" mean?
Leguminous means: Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc.
What are synonyms of "leguminous"?
Common synonyms of "leguminous" include: herb, herbaceous plant.
How many example sentences with "leguminous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "leguminous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.