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Definition of mung beans
mung beans
Plural:mung beans
• noun
1
The small, olive-green edible seeds of the Asian legume Vigna radiata, widely used in Asian cuisines to make soups, curries, sweet pastes, starch noodles, and crisp bean sprouts.
Example
"She soaked the dried mung beans overnight before simmering them into a hearty, spiced soup."
2
Annual leguminous plants of the family Fabaceae (Vigna radiata), native to the Indian subcontinent and widely cultivated across Asia for their edible seeds and pods.
Example
"Local farmers rotate rice crops with mung beans to naturally replenish nitrogen in the soil."
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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Mung beans. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/mung-beans