MUNG - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
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
Categories: Legume, Leguminous plant
Synonyms
Green gram, Phaseolus aureus, Vigna radiata, Mung, Mung bean
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "mung" comes from Sanskrit मुद्ग, which was borrowed from Hindi मूँग.
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