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ADSUKI BEAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
Synonyms:
adsuki bean; adzuki bean; Phaseolus angularis; Vigna angularis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adsuki bean" is a kind of...):
legume; leguminous plant (an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae)
Holonyms ("adsuki bean" is a member of...):
genus Vigna; Vigna (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)