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a low, trailing Indian plant, Vigna aconitifolia, of the legume family, having yellow flowers grown for forage and edible, mottled grayish-yellow seeds.[1880-85]
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moth bean — noun 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 • Syn: ↑Vigna aconitifolia, ↑Phaseolus … Useful english dictionary
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Bean — is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed. Although beans usually means the seeds of bean plants, it can also mean (especially in the US) the whole… … Wikipedia
moth — 1. noun /mɒθ,mɑθ/ a) A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather like antennae. b) The plant Vigna aconitifolia, known as moth bean. Syn: lep 2 … Wiktionary
bean cutworm — noun : a pinkish brown larval noctuid moth (Loxagrotis albicosta) that feeds on developing bean pods and seeds … Useful english dictionary
bean-pod borer — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a larval pyralid moth (Etiella zinckenella) that feeds in the developing seeds of beans and other legumes … Useful english dictionary
mat bean — noun Etymology: mat probably by folk etymology (influence of mat) (I) from Marathi maṭh moth bean more at moth bean : moth bean … Useful english dictionary
mat-bean — kurpelinė pupuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos daržovinis, maistinis, pašarinis augalas (Vigna aconitifolia), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Phaseolus aconitifolius; Vigna aconitifolia angl. mat bean; moth… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
