noun
Meaning 1
Any legume of species Vigna aconitifolia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mat bean
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
moth bean
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noun
Meaning 2
East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Vigna aconitifolia, Phaseolus aconitifolius
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: legume, leguminous plant
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मोठ (moṭh), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*moṭṭha). See there for more.