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cowage
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As a noun, cowage means a leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.
Meanings of cowage
3 meaningsnoun
A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.
Pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honeyplant
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 grazingplant
Similar: velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for cowage →noun: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of pur…
velvet beanBengal beanBenghal beanFlorida beanMucuna pruriens utilisMucuna deeringianaMucuna aterrimaStizolobium deeringiana
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