Pulse

Pulse (Lat. puls), a name for the edible seeds of leguminous plants, as corn is the name for the edible seeds of grasses. Peas and beans are the most common and important of all kinds of pulse; next to them may be ranked kidney-beans, lentils, chick-peas, pigeon-peas, &c. The best kinds of pulse are very nutritious, but not easy of digestion, and are very apt to produce flatulence.