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Legume |
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| A legume is a type of fruit common to many members of the pea family (Fabaceae). When legumes are mature and dry, the pods split open along the seams to release the ripe seeds. | ||
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Figure A. Fruit of Amphicarpaea bracteata (hog peanut). |
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Figure B. Immature fruit of Cercis canadensis (redbud). |
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Figure C. Fruit of Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust). |
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