mucuna vs cowage
cowage vs mucunamucuna and cowage both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mucuna | Yes | No | No | No |
| cowage | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
cowage is a hyponym of
mucuna; that is, cowage is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
mucuna:
- mucuna: any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres
- cowage: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing
Other hyponyms of mucuna include
Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna aterrima, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Stizolobium deeringiana, velvet bean.
| mucuna (noun) | cowage (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres | the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing |
| pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey |
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