legume

Legume has 2 syllables: leg · ume.

noun. An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae.

noun. The fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case.

noun. The seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils).