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mung bean

[muhng]
–noun
1. a plant, Vigna radiata, of the legume family, cultivated for its edible seeds, pods, and young sprouts.
2. the seed or pod of this plant.
Also called gram, green gram.


Origin:
1905–10; earlier moong < Hindi mg, var. of mūg; cf. Pali, Prakrit mugga, Skt mudga
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mung bean   (mŭng)   
n.  
  1. An Asian plant (Vigna radiata) in the pea family, widely cultivated for its edible seeds and pods. It is the chief source of bean sprouts.

  2. The seeds or pods of this plant.


[Hindi mūṁg, from Sanskrit mudgaḥ.]
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