adsuki bean

ad•zu′ki bean`

(ædˈzu ki)
n.

1. a bushy bean plant, Vigna (Phaseolus) angularis, widely cultivated in Asia.

2. the small, reddish brown edible bean of this plant.

[< Japanese azuki]

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adsuki bean - bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds adzuki 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