velvet bean

noun

Mucuna pruriens.

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cowageBengal beanBenghal beanFlorida beanMucuna pruriens utilisMucuna deeringianaMucuna aterrimaStizolobium deeringiana
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Meanings

nounvelvet bean (plural velvet beans)

plural velvet beans

  1. Any of several legumes.
    1. Mucuna pruriens.
    2. Mucuna pruriens subsp. deeringiana.
    3. Pseudarthria hookeri.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe 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

Similar
cowageBengal beanBenghal beanFlorida beanMucuna pruriens utilisMucuna deeringianaMucuna aterrimaStizolobium deeringiana
Broader
mucuna
Also see
bengal beancowageflorida bean

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

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