cowhage (uncountable)
Alternative form of cowage
Source: Wiktionary
Cow"hage (kou"hj), n. Etym: [Cf. Hind. kaw, ko.] (Bot.)
Definition: A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculæ are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge. [Written also couhage, cowage, and cowitch.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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