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Florida bean

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens, or similar species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

The large seed of Entada wahlbergii.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

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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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mucuna

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