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adzuki bean definition

ad·zuki bean (ad zo̵̅o̅′kē, -so̵̅o̅′-)

  1. a bushy bean plant (Vigna angularis) of China and Japan, with black or white pods
  2. its small, reddish bean

Etymology: Jpn azuki

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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