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Phaseolus angularis

Phaseolus angularis

8.5
A bushy plant grown in East Asia for its small red beans used for food
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : frijol adzuki
  • The seeds of Phaseolus angularis are ground into flour for traditional desserts.

Examples

  • Phaseolus angularis is valued in Japan for the sweet paste made from its beans.

  • The Phaseolus angularis plant thrives in warm climates.

  • Farmers rotate crops with Phaseolus angularis to enrich the soil.

  • I love cooking with Phaseolus angularis in my recipes.

  • In Asia, Phaseolus angularis is commonly used in sweet dishes like red bean paste.

  • Chefs often incorporate Phaseolus angularis into various recipes for its rich flavor.

  • The nutritious seeds of Phaseolus angularis are a popular ingredient in many traditional meals.

Synonyms

Vigna angularis
vsPhaseolus angularis
  • Specialized
8.9

A bushy plant grown for edible seeds called adzuki beans used in Chinese and Japanese cooking

emphasizes general use in flour and cooking across East Asia
adzuki bean
vsPhaseolus angularis
5.6

A small red-brown bean from East Asia often used in Japanese and Chinese sweets and flour

refers to the bushy plant grown for those edible seeds
adsuki bean
vsPhaseolus angularis
7.2

A small reddish-brown bean used in Chinese and Japanese cooking, often in sweet dishes

refers to the bushy plant cultivated for those seeds rather than the seed

Surface Forms

Phaseolus angularis singular
Phaseolus angularis plural

Morphology

Phaseolus + angularis

The genus name Phaseolus signals the plant is a type of bean, so a learner who knows that constituent could infer the MWE refers to a bean species. However, the specific epithet 'angularis' is Latin and not transparently informative about edible red seeds or the common name (adzuki), so the full, specific meaning is not predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Phaseolus angularis comes from older words: Phaseolus 'bean' and angularis 'angled', so the name paints a picture of a small bean with a pointed or slightly angled shape. That's why this name helps you remember it is the red adzuki bean used in sweet foods and ground into flour.