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adsuki bean

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ad⋅su⋅ki bean

[ad-soo-kee, -zoo-] .
–noun
adzuki bean.

ad⋅zu⋅ki bean

[ad-zoo-kee]
–noun
1. a bushy plant, Vigna (Phaseolus) angularis, widely cultivated in Asia.
2. the edible bean of this plant, from which a flour is made.


Origin:
< Japn azuki, earlier aduki
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ad·su·ki bean   (ād-sōō'kē, -zōō'-)   
n.  Variant of adzuki bean.
ad·zu·ki bean   (ād-zōō'kē)   
n.  
  1. An erect or twining East Asian herb (Vigna angularis) of the pea family, having edible sprouts and reddish seeds used to make flour.

  2. A seed of this plant.


[Japanese azuki.]
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