urd

noun

ˈu̇rd  ˈərd 

: an annual Asian legume (Vigna mungo synonym Phaseolus mungo) widely grown in warm regions for its edible blackish seed, for green manure, or for forage

also : the seed

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu uṛad, urad

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above