Hypernym

noun

an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae

Member_meronym

Vigna 1

noun

genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus

Part_meronym

mung bean 3

noun

seed of the mung bean plant used for food

mung 1

noun

seed of the mung bean plant; used for food

mung 2

noundomain: plant

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

Member_holonym

Vigna 1

noun

genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus

Part_holonym

mung bean 3

noun

seed of the mung bean plant used for food

mung 1

noun

seed of the mung bean plant; used for food

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