Vigna


Definition: Meaning of, Vigna in English to English dictionary.

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  1. 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
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Vigna used in phrases

  • Vigna aconitifolia (noun)
    1. east Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
  • Vigna angularis (noun)
    1. bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
  • Vigna caracalla (noun)
    1. perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
  • Vigna radiata (noun)
    1. erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
  • Vigna sesquipedalis (noun)
    1. south American bean having very long succulent pods
  • Vigna sinensis (noun)
    1. sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
  • Vigna unguiculata (noun)
    1. sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
  • Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis (noun)
    1. south American bean having very long succulent pods
  • genus Vigna (noun)
    1. 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
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