moth bean

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

有毛の葉と小さな黄色い花をつけ、円筒形の莢を結ぶ東インド産のマメ科植物；特にインドで食用、飼料、土壌改良用に利用される；インゲンマメ属に分類されることもある