bean sprout
See also: beansprout
English
Alternative forms
Noun
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bean sprout (plural bean sprouts)
- (chiefly in the plural) A sprout of the mung bean.
- Bean sprouts are a nutritious vegetarian ingredient for stir-fry.
- (chiefly in the plural) A sprout of the soybean.
- (chiefly in the plural) A sprout of any of several other species of bean
Translations
a sprout grown out of a bean
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the vegetarian food
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