mung bean

mung bean
the seed of Vigna radiata which is native to Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan
Syn: green bean, mung, mongo, moong, mash bean, munggo, monggo, green gram, golden gram, green soy

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  • mung bean — Mung Mung (m[u^]ng), n. [Hind. m[=u]ng.] (Bot.) Green gram, a kind of legume (pulse) ({Vigna radiata} syn. {Phaseolus aureus}, syn. {Phaseolus Mungo}), grown for food in British India; called also {gram}, {mung bean}, {Chinese mung bean}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mung bean — (m[u^]ng b[=e]n ), n. The {mung} ({Vigna radiata}). [PJC] 2. The bean produced by the {mung}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mung bean — [muŋ] n. [mung, short for mungo < Tamil mūṅgu < Hindi mug < Sans mudga] an annual bean (Vigna radiata) of the pea family grown for green manure and forage, and as a source of bean sprouts …   English World dictionary

  • mung bean — [ mʌŋ ,bin ] noun count a small round green bean, usually used for producing a bean sprout …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mung bean — [ˌmʌŋ ˈbi:n] n [>C, usually plural] [Date: 1800 1900; : Hindi; Origin: mug] a small green bean, usually eaten as a ↑beansprout …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mung bean — mung′ bean [[t]mʌŋ[/t]] n. 1) bot (boi pln) a plant, Vigna radiata, of the legume family, cultivated for its edible seeds, pods, and young sprouts 2) bot (boi pln) the seed or pod of this plant • Etymology: 1905–10; earlier moong < Hindi mūg,… …   From formal English to slang

  • Mung bean — Not to be confused with green bean (French bean). Mung bean Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • mung bean — UK [ˈmʌŋ ˌbiːn] / US [ˈmʌŋ ˌbɪn] noun [countable] Word forms mung bean : singular mung bean plural mung beans a small round green bean, usually used for producing a bean sprout …   English dictionary

  • mung bean — A type of bean grown in warm climates, usually for its seed and for bean sprouts. Mung bean may have anticancer effects …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • mung-bean — spindulinė pupuolė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos daržovinis, maistinis, pašarinis, vaistinis augalas (Vigna radiata), kilęs iš Azijos. atitikmenys: lot. Phaseolus aureus; Phaseolus radiatus; Vigna radiata; Vigna radiata var …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Mung bean nuclease — is a nuclease derived from mung beans that removes nucleotides in a step wise manner from single stranded DNA molecules and is used to remove such ssDNA from a mixture also containing double stranded DNA (dsDNA). § Mungbean Nuclease is a… …   Wikipedia

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