| NOUN | plant | mung bean, mung, green gram, golden gram, Vigna radiata, Phaseolus aureus | erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions / regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds |
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| Meaning | Erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions / 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. | |
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| Synonyms | mung, green gram, golden gram, Vigna radiata, Phaseolus aureus | |
| Member of | Vigna, genus Vigna | genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers |
| Broader | legume, leguminous plant | An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae |