COWHAGE


Meaning of COWHAGE in English

[cow.hage] also cow.age n [Hindi kavac] (1640): a tropical leguminous woody vine (Mucuna pruriens) with crooked pods covered with barbed hairs that cause severe itching; also: these hairs formerly used as a vermifuge

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