cowhage

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Definition of cowhage in English English dictionary

{n} a kind of kidney beans

{s} type of plant

The spiculæ are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge

A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching

Hyphenation

cow·hage

Etymology

(noun.) 1640. Hindi kavac.