mung bean

mung bean
noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu m{umactil}g, from Sanskrit mudga Date: 1910 an erect bushy annual bean (Vigna radiata syn. Phaseolus aureus) that is widely cultivated in warm regions for its edible usually green or yellow seeds, for forage, and as the chief source of bean sprouts; also its seed

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