bean sprouts
plural noun
: the sprouts of bean seeds especially of the mung bean used as a vegetable
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Containers of bean sprouts were being stored at room temperature.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
Management tossed the bean sprouts before the inspector could drop a Stop Sale.
—David J. Neal
updated August 22, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
It's typically topped with bean sprouts, basil, lime, and chili.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Just mix together all the ingredients — from cucumber, bean sprouts and jalapeño to mint, Thai basil, daikon radish and carrot.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
Management tossed the bean sprouts before the inspector could drop a Stop Sale.
—David J. Neal
updated August 22, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
It's typically topped with bean sprouts, basil, lime, and chili.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Just mix together all the ingredients — from cucumber, bean sprouts and jalapeño to mint, Thai basil, daikon radish and carrot.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2025
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“Bean sprouts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bean%20sprouts. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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