phaseolus_aureus | ||
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: | mung_bean green_gram golden_gram Vigna_radiata mung | |
Related terms: | legume Vigna | |
Similar spelling: |
Phaseolus_coccineus Phaseolus_lunatus Phaseolus_angularis Phaseolus_vulgaris Phaseolus_limensis Phaseolus_caracalla |