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English noun: pea family

1. pea family (plant) a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae


SynonymsFabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae


Broader (hypernym)rosid dicot family


Member holonymArachis, bean, bean plant, Brya, Caesalpiniaceae, Caesalpinioideae, Centrolobium, Coumarouna, Dipteryx, family Caesalpiniaceae, family Mimosaceae, family Papilionacea, genus Arachis, genus Brya, genus Centrolobium, genus Coumarouna, genus Dipteryx, genus Hymenaea, genus Melilotus, genus Physostigma, genus Swainsona, genus Tamarindus, genus Trifolium, Hymenaea, legume, leguminous plant, locust, locust tree, Mimosaceae, Mimosoideae, Papilionaceae, Papilionoideae, Physostigma, subfamily Caesalpinioideae, subfamily Mimosoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae, Swainsona, Tamarindus, Trifolium, wild pea


Member meronymorder Rosales, Rosales









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