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mung bean definition

mung bean (muŋ)

an annual bean (Vigna radiata) of the pea family grown for green manure and forage, and as a source of bean sprouts

Etymology: mung, short for mungo < Tamil mūṅgu < Hindi mug < Sans mudga

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