cowage
1.
(
noun
) annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
Synonyms:
Bengal bean
,
Benghal bean
,
Florida bean
,
Mucuna aterrima
,
Mucuna deeringiana
,
Mucuna pruriens utilis
,
Stizolobium deeringiana
,
velvet bean
Related Words:
mucuna
2.
(
noun
) pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey
Related Words:
pod
,
seedpod
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