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cowitch
(gcide) | Cowhage \Cow"hage\ (kou"h[asl]j), n. [Cf. Hind. kaw[=a]nch,
ko[=a]nch.] (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 spicul[ae] are
sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.
[Written also couhage, cowage, and cowitch.]
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Cowitch
(gcide) | Cowitch \Cow"itch\ (kou"?ch; 224), n. (Bot.)
See Cowhage.
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cowitch
(gcide) | Cowhage \Cow"hage\ (kou"h[asl]j), n. [Cf. Hind. kaw[=a]nch,
ko[=a]nch.] (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 spicul[ae] are
sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.
[Written also couhage, cowage, and cowitch.]
[1913 Webster]Cowitch \Cow"itch\ (kou"?ch; 224), n. (Bot.)
See Cowhage.
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