mucuna_pruriens_utilis (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Mucuna pruriens utilis*:
NOUN	plant	Mucuna pruriens utilis, cowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana	the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods

English > *Mucuna pruriens utilis*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	cowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana
Parts	cowage	Pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them
Broader	mucuna	Any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna

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