moth bean
noun
: a legume (Vigna acontifolia synonym Phaseolus aconitifolius) cultivated especially in India for its edible cylindrical pods and small seeds
Word History
Etymology
probably by folk etymology from Marathi maṭh moth bean
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
- chondrodystrophys
- Chondroganoidei
- chondrogeny
- chondroitic acid
- chondroitin
- chondroitin sulfate
- chondroitins
- chondromas
- chondromata
- Chondromyces
- Chondrophora
- chondrophore
- chondroplast
- Chondropterygii
- chondrosarcomae
- chondrosarcomas
- chondrosarcomata
- chondroseptum
- chondroses
- chondrosin
- chondrosis
- chondroskeleton
- chondrostean
- Chondrostei
- chondrule