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ALL meanings of cowhage

cow·hage
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  • 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
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