moth bean

Definitions of moth bean
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Phaseolus aconitifolius, Vigna aconitifolia
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    type of:
    legume, leguminous plant
    an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
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