legume
plant in the family Fabaceae
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Summary
legume ranks in the top 0.34% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,165 views/month, #263 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: crop[2], food[3], shelf-stable food[4]
- Commons category: Legumes[5]
- Said to be the same as: cereal legume[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Legumes[7]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[10], New International Encyclopedia[11], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[12]
- Different from: bean[13], legume[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15]
- Water footprint: 4055 cubic metre per ton[16], 1.19 litre per kilocalorie[17]
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Influence
Things named for legume include World Pulses Day[18], a world day[19], founded in 2019[20].
Why It Matters
legume has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] legume is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]
Entities named for legume include World Pulses Day[18], a world day[19], founded in 2019[20].