adzuki bean

ad·zu·ki bean  (d-zk) also ad·su·ki bean (-s-, -z-) or a·zu·ki bean (-z-)

n.

1. An erect or twining East Asian herb (Vigna angularis) of the pea family, having edible sprouts and reddish seeds used to make flour.

2. A seed of this plant.

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[Japanese azuki.]

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Noun

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adzuki bean - bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds adsuki bean, Phaseolus angularis, Vigna angularis legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae 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