ALL meanings of cowhage
cow·hage
C c - noun cowhage a tropical, leguminous vine (Mucuna pruriens) bearing pods covered with fine barbed hairs that easily penetrate animal or human skin, causing intense itching: some strains are grown for forage 3
- noun cowhage Alternative form of cowage. 1
- noun cowhage a tropical vine, Mucuna pruriens, of the legume family, bearing reddish or blackish pods. 1
- noun cowhage the pod itself, covered with bristlelike hairs that are irritating to the skin and cause intense itching. 1
- noun cowhage the hairs of the cowage mixed with a liquid vehicle and used to expel intestinal worms. 1