HyperDic: cowage

English > 2 senses of the word cowage:
NOUNplantcowagepods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them
plantcowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringianathe annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods
English > cowage: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningPods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey.
Part ofcowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringianaThe annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods
Broaderpod, seedpodA several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
English > cowage: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningThe 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.
Synonymsvelvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana
PartscowagePods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them
BroadermucunaAny of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna

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