English noun: moth bean | |||
1. | moth bean (plant) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | legume, leguminous plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Vigna, Vigna | ||