legumes


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legumes


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Vegetables, especially beans or peas.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
Translations
luštěniny
bælgfrugter
palkokasvit
mahunarke
豆類
맥박
baljväxter
เมล็ดพืชที่กินได้
hạt đậu

legumes

حُبُوب luštěniny bælgfrugter Hülsenfrüchte όσπρια legumbre, legumbres palkokasvit légumes secs mahunarke legumi secchi 豆類 맥박 peulvruchten pulsslag pulsy grãos leguminosos, leguminosas пульсация baljväxter เมล็ดพืชที่กินได้ bakliyat hạt đậu 豆子
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"It is certain," continued La Fontaine, "that legume , for instance, rhymes with posthume ."
Legumes are excellent sources of protein, which is crucial for muscle and skin health, and many bodily functions.
We actually call them underutilised legumes because people are not utilising them enough.
Comme chaque ramadhan la question du rencherissement des prix des fruits et legumes revient ...sur la table des consommateurs.
The treatments and home remedies for beriberi or beri beri include thiamine pills and shots, consumption of brown rice, legumes, rice bran, milk, whole grain brown bread, a generally healthy diet, avoiding fish, and drinking water after meals.
I've just legumes are grown livestock In the UK we should learn to love nuts, fruit, vegetables and legumes.
Q Every time I read about a healthy diet I see the word legumes, but I don't really know what they are and why they are important.
The FDA is investigating a potential dietary link between DCM and dogs eating certain pet foods containing legumes like peas or lentils, other legume seeds, or potatoes as main ingredients.
Prof Mathew Dida, a lecturer at Maseno Universitys Department of Agriculture, who has been researching on the striga weed for the last 16 years, says soya beans, just like most legumes, produce some repelling chemical that induces suicidal germination of the striga weed.