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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]

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Velvet bean

Velvet bean is a common name for several legumes and may refer to:

  • Mucuna pruriens
  • Mucuna deeringiana
  • Pseudarthria hookeri