|
Definition of Mucuna aterrima
1. Noun. The annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing.
Generic synonyms: Mucuna
Terms within: Cowage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucuna Aterrima
Literary usage of Mucuna aterrima
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer Innovation with Mucuna by Daniel Buckles, Bernard Triomphe, Gustavo Sain (1998)
"Mucuna aterrima was used as a green manure for maize and tobacco in Malawi and
as a cover crop in Sierra Leone. ..."
2. Amazonia by Nigel J. H. Smith (1995)
"Pueraria and mucuna preta (Mucuna aterrima) can spread quickly; Pueraria is known
as the notorious kudzu vine in Florida and Georgia. ..."
3. Cover Crops in Hillside Agriculture: Farmer Innovation with Mucuna by Daniel Buckles, Bernard Triomphe, Gustavo Sain (1998)
"Mucuna aterrima was used as a green manure for maize and tobacco in Malawi and
as a cover crop in Sierra Leone. ..."
4. Amazonia by Nigel J. H. Smith (1995)
"Pueraria and mucuna preta (Mucuna aterrima) can spread quickly; Pueraria is known
as the notorious kudzu vine in Florida and Georgia. ..."