green gram
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Definition
Noun 1. A type of legume (plant and seed): "Green gram" refers to a bushy, annual plant (Vigna radiata), widely cultivated in warm regions, and especially to its small, edible, olive-green seeds. It is a primary source of bean sprouts.
Usage
"Green gram" is used as a countable noun for the seeds and as an uncountable/mass noun for the plant or the seeds as a commodity. * The farmer grows green gram for both its seeds and for use as animal fodder. * This curry is made with green grams that have been soaked overnight. * Green gram is a highly nutritious pulse.
Examples
- Noun (seed):
- She bought a kilogram of green gram to make dal.
- Soak the green grams in water before cooking.
- Noun (plant/crop):
- The field of green gram is ready for harvest.
- Green gram is an important crop in South Asian agriculture.
Advanced Usage
- In botanical and agricultural contexts, "green gram" is distinguished from similar legumes like black gram ().
- While both are pulses, green gram has a milder flavor than black gram.
Variants and Related Words
- Mung bean: This is the most common synonym for "green gram" in general and culinary English.
- Golden gram: A term sometimes used, particularly for the hulled (yellow) version of the seed.
- Mung: A common short form, especially in the term "mung bean sprouts."
Synonyms
- Mung bean (n): The most frequent direct synonym.
- Mung (n): Informal shortening.
Related Phrases
- Green gram dal: Refers to the split and hulled (usually yellow) seeds.
- Green gram sprouts / Mung bean sprouts: The edible sprouts produced from the seeds, commonly used in salads and stir-fries.
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