mung
mung · mungs
Mung bean, cultivated for its sproutsMung bean (Vigna radiata, syn. Phaseolus aureus), cultivated for its sprouts.
/mʌŋ/
» Japan’s "yōkan" is a dessert made of sweetened mung beans.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Mung bean (Vigna radiata, syn. Phaseolus aureus), cultivated for its sprouts.
seed of the mung bean plant used for food
Examples
1 sentencesJapan’s "yōkan" is a dessert made of sweetened mung beans.
Origin
From Hindi मूँग (mūṅg), from Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga).From Hindi मूँग (mūṅg), from Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga).
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Forms
plural: mungsSynonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:mung beanmung bean plantVigna radiataPhaseolus aureus
- seed of the mung bean plant; used for food:mung beangreen gramgolden grammoongmash beanmunggomonggogreen soy
- seed of the mung bean plant used for food:mung beangreen beangreen gramgolden grammoongmash beanmunggomonggo
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable