moth bean
moth bean · moth beans
Any legume of species Vigna aconitifoliaAny legume of species Vigna aconitifolia.
Meaning
1 sensesAny legume of species Vigna aconitifolia.
More definitions
- East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi मोठ (moṭh), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*moṭṭha). See thereBorrowed from Hindi मोठ (moṭh), from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*moṭṭha). See there for more.
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Forms
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Synonyms
3 synonymsmat bean
Close in meaning
- East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus:Vigna aconitifoliaPhaseolus aconitifolius