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Definition of Cowage
1. Noun. Pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey.
Group relationships: Bengal Bean, Benghal Bean, Florida Bean, Mucuna Aterrima, Mucuna Deeringiana, Mucuna Pruriens Utilis, Stizolobium Deeringiana, Velvet Bean
Generic synonyms: Pod, Seedpod
Generic synonyms: Pod, Seedpod
2. 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.
Exact synonyms: Bengal Bean, Benghal Bean, Florida Bean, Mucuna Aterrima, Mucuna Deeringiana, Mucuna Pruriens Utilis, Stizolobium Deeringiana, Velvet Bean
Generic synonyms: Mucuna
Generic synonyms: Mucuna
Definition of Cowage
1. n. See Cowhage.
Definition of Cowage
1. Noun. A leguminous climbing plant, of the genus ''Mucuna'', the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cowage
1. a tropical vine [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cowage
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