noun
Meaning 1
Any of several legumes.
Mucuna pruriens.
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Phrase guide
velvet bean
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of several legumes.
Mucuna pruriens subsp. deeringiana.
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of several legumes.
Pseudarthria hookeri.
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noun
Meaning 4
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, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana
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Broader terms: mucuna
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