ˈu̇(ə)rd, ˈərd noun
or urd bean
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi urd, uṛad
: a spreading hairy annual bean ( Phaseolus mungo ) that is native to India, is widely cultivated in warm regions for its edible blackish seed, for green manure, or for forage, and is closely related to but less erect in growth than the mung bean — called also black gram, woolly pyrol