moth bean

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   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

   SynonymsVigna aconitifoliaPhaseolus aconitifolius

   Broaderlegume

   Part ofVigna

Questions about moth bean

What does moth bean mean?

moth bean means "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".

What is another word for moth bean?

Close synonyms include Vigna aconitifolia, Phaseolus aconitifolius. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is moth bean a common word?

moth bean is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.