• (n.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculae are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.
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Cow'hage (kou'haj)
noun [ Confer Hind.
kawanch ,
koānch .]
(Botany) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus
Mucuna , having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculæ are sometimes used in medicine as a...
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