adj.
Variant: also cow · age
Pronunciation: ' kau ̇ -ij
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi kav ā̃ c, kev ā̃ c
Date: 1640
: a tropical woody vine ( Mucuna pruriens ) of the legume family with crooked pods covered with barbed hairs that cause severe itching also : these hairs formerly used as a vermifuge