Cowage

noun

1. See <internalXref urlencoded="cowhage">cowhage</internalXref>.
2. See <xref urlencoded="cowhage">cowhage</xref>.
3. A <xref>leguminous</xref> <xref>climbing</xref> <xref>plant</xref>, of the genus Mucuna, the <xref>spiculae</xref> of which are sometimes used as a mechanical <xref>vermifuge</xref>.
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
5. pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey