adzuki bean

[ ad-zoo-kee been, ‐-soo‐ ]

noun

1. a bushy plant, Vigna ( Phaseolus ) angularis, widely cultivated in Asia.
2. the edible bean of this plant, from which a flour is made.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adzuki bean¹

From Japanese azuki, earlier aduki

Example Sentences

We ended up with more of the chewy exterior than the adzuki bean filling, so I took the extra dduk and made it long and stringy.

From Literature

The namesake matcha is grassy and bitter, but not too bitter, and pairs well with the optional glob of sweet adzuki bean you can add to the taiyaki cones.

From Seattle Times

There are also breakfast pies, and mini sweet pies; adzuki bean, chocolate and custard.

From Seattle Times

Jomon sites often contain remains of edible plants that are native to Japan as wild species but are also grown as crops today, including adzuki bean, mung bean, and barnyard millet.

From Literature

That type of snide comment went out of date in 2002 when the co-op started selling red meat and beer, kryptonite for the mung and adzuki bean set.

From New York Times