WordNet
velvet bean
n. annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing [syn: cowage, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana]
Wikipedia
Velvet bean
Velvet bean is a common name for several legumes and may refer to:
- Mucuna pruriens
- Mucuna deeringiana
- Pseudarthria hookeri