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moth bean

American  

noun

  1. a low, trailing Indian plant, Vigna aconitifolia, of the legume family, having yellow flowers grown for forage and edible, mottled grayish-yellow seeds.

Etymology

Origin of moth bean

First recorded in 1880–85

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