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bean sprouts

bean sprouts is the plural of bean sprout.

Meaning of bean sprout

Noun

bean sprout (plural bean sprouts)

  1. (in plural) A sprout of the mung bean.
    • Bean sprouts are a nutritious vegetarian ingredient for stir-fry.
  2. (in plural) A sprout of the soybean.
  3. (in plural) A sprout of any of several other species of bean.
    Synonyms:
    bean shoot

Questions about bean sprouts

What is bean sprouts the plural of?
Bean sprouts is the plural of bean sprout.

Words near bean sprouts in the dictionary

  1. bean shots
  2. bean slot
  3. bean slots
  4. bean soup theory
  5. bean sprout
  6. bean sprouts
  7. bean stitch
  8. bean stitches
  9. bean thread
  10. bean thread noodle
  11. bean thread noodles

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