Translingual

Mucuna pruriens

Proper noun

Mucuna pruriens f

1. 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..

Hypernyms

• (species): Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Erythrininae - subtribe; Mucuna - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): Mucuna pruriens var. hirsuta, Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens, Mucuna pruriens var. sericophylla, Mucuna pruriens var. utilis - varieties

Synonyms

• (species): buffalo bean, cow itch, **** fire bean

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