Legumes is valid Scrabble Word

Is legumes a scrabble word?
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7 letters word
10 points in Scrabble
14 points in WWF

Definitions for LEGUMES in dictionary:

NOUN:

LEGUME, the fruit or edible portion of any leguminous plant (bean, pea, etc.) grown for food
a leguminous plant (member of the pea family), especially one grown as a crop
a seed, pod, or other edible part of a leguminous plant, used as food
the long seed pod of a leguminous plant.

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

a type of plant

Words related to LEGUMES

legume9

Words that contain LEGUMES

nonlegumes13

How to use LEGUMES in a sentence

The legumes are represented by varieties of beans and peas.
There is, however, a class of plants called legumes which can use the nitrogen of the air.
These legumes get the nitrogen from the air in a very curious and interesting manner.
Carefully dig up the roots of several legumes and wash the soil from them.
In this way the legumes are able to make use of the nitrogen of the soil air, and these germs which help them to do it by catching the nitrogen are called nitrogen-fixing germs.
By growing any of the class of crops called Legumes we may add to the soil not only humus but also nitrogen.
The legumes, however, are able to use the free nitrogen which forms four-fifths of the atmosphere.
Besides adding humus and nitrogen to the soil the legumes, being mostly deep-rooted plants, are able to take from the subsoil food which is out of reach of other plants.
By using the legumes for our green manure crops we may supply the soil with nitrogen taken from the air.
Of these the legumes are by far the best, as they collect the free nitrogen from the air which other plants cannot do.

It should be remembered that each class of legumes has its own proper bacteria.
The amount of nitrogen that may thus be brought to many soils by growing clover and other legumes upon them is only hedged in practically by the nature of the rotation fixed upon.
If the crop is wanted solely for the enrichment of the land, it will usually be better to sow it alone, as crops other than legumes do not bring as much fertility to the land.
Other legumes more useful may be grown in these areas.
This value will arise chiefly from its greater ability to grow on such soils than various other legumes.
During the period previous to our coming they had been almost entirely without food, other than fruit and dried legumes.
Beans, peas and lentils form a class known as the legumes, and contain a high percentage of protein.
Beans and other legumes keep safe a long time in oil jars covered with ashes.
The legumes were largely used as food by the ancient nations of the East.
According to Josephus, legumes also formed the chief diet of the builders of the pyramids.
Being foods possessed of such high nutritive value, the legumes are deserving of a more extended use than is generally accorded them in this country.
Boiling water may be used for legumes which have been previously soaked.
Lentils have a stronger flavor than any of the other legumes, and their taste is not so generally liked until one has become accustomed to it.
If we compare the two, we shall find that soups made from the grains and legumes rank much higher in nutritive value than do meat soups.
If the material be legumes or grains, the cooking should be slow and prolonged.
Soups made from legumes are excellent without cream.
Very good soups may, however, be made from legumes, if carefully cooked with water only.
Vegetables and legumes in well-prepared soups may also be used to advantage.
For from three to six years the same simple regimen, with easily digested and simply prepared vegetables, macaroni, and legumes prepared without skins, will be all-sufficient.

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