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seed of the mung bean plant; used for food

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  1. n. seed of the mung bean plant; used for food
  2. n. 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
  3. n. seed of the mung bean plant used for food; food from the seed of the mung bean plant