noun. See cowhage.

noun. See cowhage.

noun. A leguminous climbing plant, of the genus Mucuna, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.

noun. 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

noun. pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey

"It is called the cowage, or cow-itch, on account of the seed pods being covered with short brittle hairs, the points of which are finely serrated, causing an unbearable itching when applied to the skin, which is relieved by rubbing the part with oil."

mucuna  pod  seedpod  

cowhage  

cowhage