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]