English: Aspirated starch granule exhibiting advanced degenerative changes likely the result of digestion and/or inflammation, The terminology used for this structure is somewhat confusing. This is aspirated vegetable material consisting of an ovoid structure representing the starchy content of edible seeds of certain pod-bearing plants, such as peas, beans, lentils, peanuts, carob, and soybeans. "Pulse" is the common botanical name of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae), a large plant family, called also the pea, or legume, family. These structures may incite the formation of granulomas that are often referred to as "pulse granulomas".