mung bean
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Definition
Noun: 1. A type of small, green legume: The mung bean is the seed of a bushy annual plant (Vigna radiata) widely cultivated in warm regions. It is a significant source of food, often eaten whole, split, or as the primary ingredient for bean sprouts. 2. The plant producing this bean: The term can also refer to the erect, bushy plant itself, which is grown for forage and its edible seeds.
Examples of Usage
- As a food ingredient:
- The soup is made with mung beans and coconut milk.
- She soaked the mung beans overnight before cooking them.
- Referring to the plant or crop:
- Farmers in the region cultivate mung bean as a drought-tolerant crop.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific Classification: In botanical contexts, the mung bean is classified as . It was historically placed in the genus .
- Mung bean, or Vigna radiata, is a important pulse crop.
Variants and Related Words
- Mung (noun): A common short form for "mung bean."
- The recipe calls for one cup of mung.
- Mung bean sprout (noun phrase): The edible sprout grown from the mung bean, commonly used in East and Southeast Asian cuisine.
- The stir-fry is topped with fresh mung bean sprouts.
Synonyms
- Green gram: Another common name for the mung bean, especially in South Asian contexts.
- Golden gram: A name sometimes used for the mung bean.
Related Phrases
- Mung bean noodle (noun phrase): A type of transparent noodle made from mung bean starch, also known as cellophane noodle or glass noodle.
- The spring rolls are wrapped with mung bean noodles and vegetables.
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