A Hebrew word perhaps better translated as "vegetable" (Daniel 1:12, 16). The King James Version translates it as pulse. Not wishing to eat the king’s unclean food, Daniel and his friends requested permission to live on a diet of vegetables and water. The Hebrew word translated as "vegetable" literally means "things sown" and probably includes any kind of seed that can be eaten.
Pulse
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.