mung bean; green gram
Refers to the small green legume Vigna radiata, used in East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisines, often sprouted as bean sprouts.
Mung beans are also used as an ingredient for cellophane noodles.
I bought mung beans at the supermarket and tried growing bean sprouts.
Standard kanji spelling for mung bean.
Katakana spelling commonly used in botanical or culinary contexts.
From Chinese 綠豆 (lǜdòu), literally 'green bean'.