קִטְנִית
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. legume, pea, bean, plant of the family Fabaceae or Leguminosae
2. one of a number of legumes, grains, and seeds, other than the five grains, that some Jews traditionally do not eat on Passover (Jewish law)
Pronunciation
kitnít
Examples2
בׇּטְנִים אֵינָם אֱגוֹזִים אֶלָּא קִטְנִיּוֹת.
Peanuts are not nuts but legumes.
חַקְלָאוּת אוֹרְגָּנִית הִיא שִׁיטָה לגִּדּוּל יְבוּלִים (דְּגָנִים, קִטְנִיּוֹת, פירות) בְּלִי כימיקלים.
Organic agriculture is a method of growing plants (grains, legumes, fruit) without chemicals.