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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cow•age (kou′ij),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya tropical vine, Mucuna pruriens, of the legume family, bearing reddish or blackish pods.
- Plant Biologythe pod itself, covered with bristlelike hairs that are irritating to the skin and cause intense itching.
- Medicinethe hairs of the cowage mixed with a liquid vehicle and used to expel intestinal worms.
Also, cowhage, cowitch. - Hindi kãũch, kēvã̄c (compare kavac any husk or pod), reshaped in English by folk etymology, etymological
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