Associations to the word «Mucuna»

Wiktionary

MUCUNA PRURIENS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae   — the 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..
MUCUNA PRURITA, noun. An illegitimate taxon according to the [1] under Article 52.

Dictionary definition

MUCUNA, noun. Any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres.

Wise words

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