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moth bean

DEFINITIONS OF: moth bean

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n 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

Synonyms:
Phaseolus aconitifolius, Vigna aconitifolia
Type of:
legume, leguminous plant
an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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