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Cowhage

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(n.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculae are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cowhage'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cowhage.html. 1828.
 
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