cowage
A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used…A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.
/ˈkaʊ.ɪd͡ʒ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)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. honey
Origin
Borrowed from Hindi कवच (kavac).Borrowed from Hindi कवच (kavac).
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:velvet beanBengal beanBenghal beanFlorida beanMucuna pruriens utilisMucuna deeringianaMucuna aterrimaStizolobium deeringiana
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable