n. A leguminous climbing plant, of the genus Mucuna, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. See cowhage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See cowhage.
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n. 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
n. pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey
Word Usage
"Nettle of extra-stinging quality; but it may also mean an Eastern plant that was used to produce cowage, or cow-itch."