English

Noun

legumen ‎(plural legumens or legumina)

1. Dated form of legume.

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly connected to legere ‎(“to gather”) because they can be scooped up in the hand. The second element is the common noun-forming suffix -men.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /leˈɡuː.men/, [ɫɛˈɡuː.mẽ]

Noun

legūmen n ‎(genitive legūminis); third declension

1. pulse, legume (leguminous plant)
2. bean (plant)

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Descendants

References

• legumen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• legumen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “legumen”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.