noun
- plants that are not legumes; plants that do not belong to the legume family and typically do not fix nitrogen in the soil
Usage: botanical; agricultural
Examples
- Corn and wheat are common nonlegumes grown in rotation with soybeans.
- The farmer planted nonlegumes to diversify his crop rotation.
- Unlike legumes, nonlegumes require nitrogen fertilizer for optimal growth.
- Grasses and grains are examples of nonlegumes in agricultural systems.
- The study compared nitrogen uptake between legumes and nonlegumes.
- Many nonlegumes benefit from the nitrogen fixed by nearby legume crops.