COWAGE

cowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana

(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

cowage

(noun) pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

cowage (uncountable)

A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.

Source: Wiktionary


Cow"age (kou1j), n. (Bot.)

Definition: See Cowhage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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