leguminous

基本解釋

Bacteria in the nodules of leguminous plants’ roots convert soil nitrogen into ammonia, the feedstock of nitrogen fertiliser.
豆科植物根瘤上的細菌能把土壤里的氮轉化成氨，是氮肥的主要來源。
For fruits, cereals and leguminous plants such as oranges, wheat, beans and olives to grow in hot and dry climates, they must be irrigated regularly.
對于如橘子、小麥、大豆和橄欖等水果、谷物和豆科植物來說，如果他們生長在干旱燥熱的氣候中那么他們必須要進行定期的灌溉。
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Leguminous plants, such as peas and beans, rely on bacteria in their roots to “fix” atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia.
如大豆和豌豆，這些豆科植物需要其根部的細菌（根瘤菌）將大氣中的氮素轉化為氨水供其吸收。

At the beginning of the rains, both food crops and leguminous trees are planted.
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of, relating to, or belonging to the Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae), a family of flowering plants having pods (or legumes) as fruits and root nodules enabling storage of nitrogen-rich material: includes peas, beans, clover, gorse, acacia, and carob