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Answer for the clue "Widespread in tropics of both hemispheres ", 6 letters:
mucuna

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n. any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres

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Mucuna is a genus of around 100 accepted species of climbing vines and shrubs of the family Fabaceae , found worldwide in the woodlands of tropical areas. The leaves are tripalmate, alternate, or spiraled, and the flowers are pea-like but larger, with distinctive ...

Usage examples of mucuna.

At the feet of the Western Ghats, she searched for the herbs of virility, mucuna pruritus and the root of feronia elephantum.