Meaning of azuki bean | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An annual vine (Vigna angularis), widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small bean.
2. A bean of this vine.

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“The Chinese characters for azuki bean [Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi & Ohashi], 小豆, means^([sic]) “small bean,” while the kanji characters for soybean, 大豆, mean “big bean.” These characters also reflect the relative importance of these two crops in East Asia, where they are the main legumes in people's diets.”

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