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| 1. | a tropical vine, Mucuna pruriens, of the legume family, bearing reddish or blackish pods. |
| 2. | the pod itself, covered with bristlelike hairs that are irritating to the skin and cause intense itching. |
| 3. | the hairs of the cowage mixed with a liquid vehicle and used to expel intestinal worms. |
| cowage | |
noun | |
| 1. | pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey |
| 2. | 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 |
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