legume
(noun)
noun
1. an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
Definition categories: plant, herb, climber
2. 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
Definition categories: plant, pod, seedpod
3. the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)