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legume (fruit type)

A dry, several-seeded fruit that has developed from one flower having a single-celled ovary, and splits open along two seams at maturity (such as peas, beans); often a long pod. Mostly dehiscent, but some species being slowly-dehiscent, with a few species' fruits being indehiscent.

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