n. A genus of leguminous climbing herbs and shrubs of the tribe PhaseoleƦ, characterized by showy flowers with the banner smaller than the wings or the acute keel, and anthers of two shapes.
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n. any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres
Word Usage
"They are in all manner of shapes, strings of mucuna and poison-beans; carved images stuck over with feathers and tassels; padlocks with a cowrie or a mirror set in them; horns full of mysterious"