vigna : Idioms & Phrases

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genus vigna

  • noun genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus
    Vigna.
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vigna aconitifolia

  • 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
    moth bean; Phaseolus aconitifolius.
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vigna angularis

  • noun bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
    Phaseolus angularis; adzuki bean; adsuki bean.
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vigna caracalla

  • noun perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
    Phaseolus caracalla; snailflower; snail bean; snail-flower; corkscrew flower; snail flower.
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vigna radiata

  • noun erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
    mung; golden gram; mung bean; green gram; Phaseolus aureus.
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vigna sesquipedalis

  • noun South American bean having very long succulent pods
    yard-long bean; asparagus bean; Vigna sesquipedalis.
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vigna sinensis

  • noun sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
    Vigna sinensis; black-eyed pea; cowpea plant; cowpea.
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vigna unguiculata

  • noun sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
    Vigna sinensis; black-eyed pea; cowpea plant; cowpea.
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vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis

  • noun South American bean having very long succulent pods
    yard-long bean; asparagus bean; Vigna sesquipedalis.
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