| NOUN | plant | Phaseolus aconitifolius, moth bean, Vigna aconitifolia | East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods |
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| 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. | |
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| Synonyms | moth bean, Vigna aconitifolia | |
| Member of | Vigna, genus Vigna | genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers |
| Broader | legume, leguminous plant | An erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae |
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