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azuki bean

/əˈzu(ː)ki ˈbi(ː)n/

azuki bean noun: an annual vine (Vigna angularis), widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small bean.

azuki bean: an annual vine (Vigna angularis), widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small...
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Noun

azuki bean (plural azuki beans)

  1. An annual vine (Vigna angularis), widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small bean.
    • The Chinese characters for azuki bean [Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi], 小豆, means^([sic]) “small bean,” while the kanji characters for soybean, 大豆, mean “big bean.” These characters also reflect the relative importance of these two crops in East Asia, where they are the main legumes in...2005 March 16, chapter 11, in Ram J. Singh, Prem P. Jauhar, editors, Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement: Grain Legumes, CRC Press, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    red mung bean
  2. A bean of this vine.

azuki bean meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Gujarati

azuki bean in Hindi

bean
लाल मूँग lāl mūṅg

azuki bean in Marathi

bean
लाल मूग lāl mūg

azuki bean in Bengali

bean
লাল মুগ lal mug

azuki bean in Gujarati

bean
લાલ મગ lāl mag
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azuki bean in Malay
kacang merah
azuki bean in Thai
ถั่วอาซูกิ
azuki bean in Vietnamese
đậu đỏ

Synonyms of azuki bean

Forms of azuki bean

pluralazuki beans
alternative formadsuki bean
alternative formaduki bean
alternative formadzuki bean

Questions about azuki bean

What does azuki bean mean?
Azuki bean means an annual vine (Vigna angularis), widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small bean.
What is azuki bean in Hindi?
Azuki bean in Hindi is लाल मूँग (lāl mūṅg). See Azuki bean meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is azuki bean?
Azuki bean is a noun.
How do you pronounce azuki bean?
Azuki bean is pronounced /əˈzu(ː)ki ˈbi(ː)n/.
What is the plural of azuki bean?
The plural of azuki bean is azuki beans.

Words near azuki bean in the dictionary

  1. Azuay
  2. Azucena
  3. Azucenas
  4. Azuga
  5. azuki
  6. azuki bean
  7. azuki beans
  8. azulejo
  9. azulejos
  10. azulene
  11. azulenes

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