Beans are in the legume family.

Bean

Beans are in the legume family.

A native of the East Indies, this plant of the large Pulse family provides a dye.

Indigo

A native of the East Indies, this plant of the large Pulse family provides a dye.

A legume is a pod of a simple pistil, which splits into two pieces.

Legume

A legume is a pod of a simple pistil, which splits into two pieces.

"An annual plant of the same genus with tares, a native of countries near the Mediterranean, and which has been cultivated from the earliest times, yielding an esteemed kind of pulse." — Chambers, 1881

Lentil

"An annual plant of the same genus with tares, a native of countries near the Mediterranean, and which…

Lentile, a species of pulse or bean.

Lentile

Lentile, a species of pulse or bean.

The Locust is in the Pea family. The flower is butterfly-shaped.

Locust

The Locust is in the Pea family. The flower is butterfly-shaped.

The legume of the pea, open.

Pea

The legume of the pea, open.

The flower of False Indigo, in the Pea family.

Pea

The flower of False Indigo, in the Pea family.

The flower of False Indigo, in the Pea family, with the petals removed.

Pea

The flower of False Indigo, in the Pea family, with the petals removed.

The flower of Amorpha, in the Pea family.

Pea

The flower of Amorpha, in the Pea family.

The flower of Amorpha, in the Pea family, with petals removed.

Pea

The flower of Amorpha, in the Pea family, with petals removed.

Peanuts are an annual plant with edible seeds.

Peanut

Peanuts are an annual plant with edible seeds.

A man checking another mans pulse.

Pulse

A man checking another mans pulse.

A device used for recording the movements of the arterial walls."—Finley, 1917

Dudgeon's sphygmograph

A device used for recording the movements of the arterial walls."—Finley, 1917