fabaceae

noun

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

   Synonyms

   • Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family

   Less specific

   • rosid dicot family

   Members

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

   Member of

   • Rosales, order Rosales