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- 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
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hernesheir commented on the word moth bean
Pronounced "moat".
August 27, 2009
bilby commented on the word moth bean
According to Chef In You, 'They are also known as Moath, dew beans, papillons, muths, mot beans, mat beans, Turkish grams, and mat grams. Commonly known as “Matki” in India.'
August 13, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word moth bean
Is there no moth list to add this to!? What a terrible oversight.
August 13, 2013
bilby commented on the word moth bean
Maybe if we light a candle all the moth words will come over by themselves.
August 15, 2013