From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
Leguminosae n 1: a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn: Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family]