Mucuna pruriens
Translingual edit
Proper noun edit
- A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – velvet bean, a legume, native to Africa and tropical Asia, used as a food and forage source, as a toxin, and for medicinal purposes, the seed pods of which have a dense covering of bristles that cause skin irritation when touched.
Synonyms edit
- (species): buffalo bean, cow itch, hell fire bean
Hypernyms edit
- (species): Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Erythrininae - subtribe; Mucuna - genus
Hyponyms edit
- (species): Mucuna pruriens var. hirsuta, Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens, Mucuna pruriens var. sericophylla, Mucuna pruriens var. utilis - varieties
Translations edit
velvet bean
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References edit
- Mucuna pruriens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mucuna pruriens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Mucuna pruriens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons