mung_bean | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus | |
Synonyms: | green_gram golden_gram Vigna_radiata Phaseolus_aureus mung | |
Related terms: | legume Vigna | |