Definition of Cowhege
Cow"hage (kou"h&asl;j), n. [Cf.
Hind. kaw&amc;nch, koānch.] (Bot.)
A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna,
having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the
fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculæ are
sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.
[Written also couhage, cowage, and
cowitch.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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