As a mass noun: the edible seeds of leguminous plants cultivated for food (peas, beans, lentils, etc.). Also (rare) with plural agreement.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > pulse > [noun] (112) pulse1297 As a mass noun: the edible seeds of leguminous plants cultivated for food (peas, beans, lentils, etc.). Also (rare) with plural agreement. pulse corn1297 = pulse, n.1 1a 2a. codwarea1398 Peas, beans, and other pulses. Cf. pedware, n. Now historical and rare. legumen?a1425 An edible leguminous seed or pulse; = legume, n. 1a. Now rare. pedware1577 Pulses; peas or beans. Cf. codware, n.1 1, podder, n.1 legume1597 A foodstuff comprising the edible seeds or fruits (pods) of a leguminous plant, as beans, peas, lentils, etc.; a pulse (pulse, n.1 1b). bullet1929 (In modern use this sense is transferred from 3.) In plural (slang). Beans or peas. Subcategories:— a kind of (1) — pea (23) — chick-pea or lentil (18) — bean (63) |
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