Phaseolus aureus
- noun
- Specialized
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frijol mungo
- I love using Phaseolus aureus in my stir-fry dishes.
Examples
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Farmers in Southeast Asia often cultivate Phaseolus aureus for its protein-rich seeds.
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Phaseolus aureus is widely used to make bean sprouts for salads in Asian dishes.
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Phaseolus aureus is a major source of bean sprouts in Chinese cuisine.
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Experts recommend soaking Phaseolus aureus seeds overnight before cooking.
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Look at Phaseolus aureus!
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In many Asian countries, Phaseolus aureus is cultivated for its tasty and nutritious seeds.
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Phaseolus aureus can be found growing in various home gardens for its edible bean sprouts.
Synonyms
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8.5
A bushy plant grown for its edible seeds and bean sprouts
A bushy plant grown in warm places for edible seeds and bean sprouts
A bushy plant that grows in warm countries and produces edible mung beans and bean sprouts
Surface Forms
Morphology
Phaseolus + aureus
This is a Latin scientific name (binomial) rather than a compositional everyday phrase; a B1 learner who knows the literal parts would still not reliably map it to the common food plant 'mung bean' because 'aureus' is a Latin epithet (not in the learner dictionary) and 'Phaseolus' is a technical genus name. Even knowing 'Phaseolus' = bean genus and 'aureus' = golden would only suggest a ‘golden bean/species’ rather than the familiar culinary term, so the meaning is not transparently derivable.
Etymology
Phaseolus aureus is a scientific name from old Latin words. Phaseolus means 'little bean' and aureus means 'golden', so the name points to the small, yellow 'mung bean' that people use to grow 'bean sprouts'.