HyperDic: moth_bean

English > 1 sense of the expression moth bean:
NOUNplantmoth bean, Vigna aconitifolia, Phaseolus aconitifoliusEast Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods
English > moth bean: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEast 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.
SynonymsVigna aconitifolia, Phaseolus aconitifolius
Member ofVigna, genus Vignagenus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers
Broaderlegume, leguminous plantAn erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

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