mung bean
Americannoun
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a plant, Vigna radiata, of the legume family, cultivated for its edible seeds, pods, and young sprouts.
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the seed or pod of this plant.
noun
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an E Asian bean plant, Phaseolus aureus, grown for forage and as the source of bean sprouts used in oriental cookery
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the seed of this plant
Etymology
Origin of mung bean
1905–10; earlier moong < Hindi mū̃g, variant of mūg; compare Pali, Prakrit mugga, Sanskrit mudga
Example Sentences
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Instead, snow skin mooncakes incorporate glutinous rice flour, sugar and water, and use simple fillings, such as custard and mung bean paste.
From Washington Post • Sep. 2, 2022
Layer the ingredients in the mold: ½ cup rice, 2 tablespoons mung beans, 1 piece pork belly, 1 tablespoon fried shallot, 2 tablespoons mung bean and ½ cup rice to top it off.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022
They’re coming to supermarkets in March from Just Egg — the same company selling cell-based chicken in Singapore — made out of mung bean protein and canola oil.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2021
They finally determined that a protein from the mung bean, grown mostly in Asia, was the answer.
From Washington Times • Dec. 23, 2019
Like a mung bean my body stretched up toward the great grow lamp in the sky, and my case was even more significant because I continued to grow in the dark.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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