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noun
An annual, woody tropical vine, usually of species Mucuna pruriens (syn. Mucuna aterrima), native to Asia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cowage, velvet bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mucuna
History
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