mung

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

From Hindi मूँग (mūṅg), from Sanskrit मुद्ग (mudga).

He 'uz gone so long dat Brer Rabbit sorter 'low ter hisse'f dat he 'speck he kin come down out'n he steeple, en sorter rack 'roun' mungs de t'er creeturs. — Nights With Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris
He 'uz gone so long dat Brer Rabbit sorter 'low ter hisse'f dat he 'speck he kin come down out'n he steeple, en sorter rack 'roun' mungs de t'er creeturs. — Nights With Uncle Remus: Myths and Legends of the Old Plantation, Joel Chandler Harris

mung bean, green gram, golden gram, Vigna radiata, Phaseolus aureus

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