horse gram

noun

A plant with edible beans, native to southern India, Macrotyloma uniflorum (in older literature Dolichos uniflorus or Dolichos biflorus), grown as a minor food crop or as fodder for horses.

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Madras gramkulthihorse grainpoor man's pulseMacrotyloma uniflorumDolichos biflorus
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Meanings

nounhorse gram (countable and uncountable, plural horse grams)

plural horse grams · alternative horsegram

  1. countableuncountableA plant with edible beans, native to southern India, Macrotyloma uniflorum (in older literature Dolichos uniflorus or Dolichos biflorus), grown as a minor food crop or as fodder for horses.

    Synonyms: Madras gram, kulthi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant with edible beans, native to southern India, Macrotyloma uniflorum (in older literature Dolichos uniflorus or Dolichos biflorus), grown as a minor food crop or as fodder for horses.

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Madras gramkulthi

More synonyms by meaning

nountwining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos

Similar
horse grainpoor man's pulseMacrotyloma uniflorumDolichos biflorus
Broader
legumeleguminous plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hindi कुलथी
  • कुलथी (kulthī)plant
Korean 말콩
  • 말콩 (malkong)plant
Punjabi ਕੁਲਥੀ
  • ਕੁਲਥੀ (kulthī)plant
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MLA

“horse gram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20gram. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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