'Fabaceae' definitions:
Definition of 'Fabaceae'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
Definition of 'Fabaceae'
From: GCIDE
- Fabaceae \Fabaceae\ prop. n. A large natural family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniacea; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae.
- Syn: Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family. [WordNet 1.5]