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noun
A bean, the seed of Vigna radiata, which is native to Bangladesh and India.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mung, mung bean, golden gram, Vigna radiata, Phaseolus aureus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legume, leguminous plant
History
Calque of Hindi [Term?]
