green gram

noun

A bean, the seed of Vigna radiata, which is native to Bangladesh and India.

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golden gramgreen beangreen soymash beanmung beanmungmoongmunggo
OriginHindi [Term?] →
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Meanings

noungreen gram (usually uncountable, plural green grams)

plural green grams

  1. uncountableusuallyA bean, the seed of Vigna radiata, which is native to Bangladesh and India.

    Synonyms: golden gram, green bean, green soy, mash bean, mung bean

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bean, the seed of Vigna radiata, which is native to Bangladesh and India.

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golden gramgreen beangreen soymash beanmung bean

More synonyms by meaning

nounseed of the mung bean plant; used for food

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mungmung beangolden grammoongmash beanmunggomonggogreen soygreen bean
Broader
bean

nounseed of the mung bean plant used for food

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mung beanmunggreen beangolden grammoongmash beanmunggomonggogreen soy
Broader
beanedible bean
Also see
golden gramgreen beangreen soymash beanmungmung bean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hindi[Term?]
  2. Englishgreen gram

Calque of Hindi [Term?]

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green gram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20gram

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green gram,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20gram.

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