mung bean

English - Turkish

Definition of mung bean in English Turkish dictionary: (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Mas fasulyesi; (Tarım) mung fasulyesi

English - English

Definition of mung bean in English English dictionary: the seed of Vigna radiata which is native to Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan; (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Mung bean, also known as mung dal, moong dal, mash bean, munggo or monggo, green gram, golden gram, and green soy, is the seed of Vigna radiata which is native to India. The beans are small, ovoid in shape, and green in color. The English word "mung" derives from the Hindi mung. In South Indian language Tamil, it is known as payiru and in the Philippines, munggo or monggo; erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus; a small green bean, usually eaten as a beansprout (mug); edible legume produced by the mung plant (native to China)
mung beans: plural form of mung bean