n the act of rendering a person legitimate
he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation
n an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
n the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case
n the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils)
n a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
n a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
n German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716)