noun
- a plant that is not a legume; a plant that does not belong to the pea family and typically does not fix nitrogen in the soil
Usage: botanical
Examples
- Corn is a nonlegume crop that requires nitrogen fertilizer.
- The farmer rotated nonlegume plants with soybeans to improve soil health.
- Wheat and rice are common nonlegume grains.
- Most trees are nonlegumes and cannot fix atmospheric nitrogen.
- The garden contained both legumes and nonlegumes for balanced nutrition.
- Nonlegume crops often deplete soil nitrogen levels over time.