A sprout of the mung bean.
1 This modernising autocrat once said in his ghost-written autobiography: "A beansprout never strays far from the beanpole."
2 Meanwhile, Murray, for all his power and for all his subtlety, began to look like the cartoon beansprout of old.
3 Hands shot up all over the room like a bed of beansprouts .
4 Stir through the noodles, and add the radish, dried shrimp, beansprouts , chives and peanuts.
5 Add the beansprouts and a dash more wine.
6 Add beansprouts and cook, tossing, 2 minutes.
7 If the flavours in the bowl are Asian, a handful of beansprouts and coriander add crunch and attitude.
8 Grilled halibut had a sharply spicy topping and came with beansprouts (I think), green sauce and amaranth flowers.
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