mung
/mʌŋ/(亦作moong 或mung bean)
noun
1
- a small round green bean绿豆。
2
- the tropical Old World plant that yields these beans, commonly grown as a source of bean sprouts绿豆(植物)。
2.1
- Vigna radiata (or Phaseolus aureus), family Leguminosae.拉丁名Vigna radiata(或Phaseolus aureus), 豆科。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Hindi mūng.