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cow·hage (ko̵uij)

noun

a tropical, leguminous vine (Mucuna pruriens) bearing pods covered with fine barbed hairs that easily penetrate animal or human skin, causing intense itching: some strains are grown for forage

Etymology: altered by assoc. with cow < Hindi kawānch

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