| slovo | definícia |
mucuna
(wn) | mucuna
n 1: any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus
Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres |
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Mucuna pruriens
(gcide) | Donkey \Don"key\ (d[o^][ng]"k[y^]), n.; pl. Donkeys
(d[o^][ng]"k[i^]z). [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color of
the animal + a dim. termination.]
1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
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2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.
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Donkey engine, a small auxiliary engine not used for
propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers,
raising heavy weights, and like purposes.
Donkey pump, a steam pump for feeding boilers,
extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.
Donkey's eye (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna
pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant.
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Mucuna urens
(gcide) | Florida bean \Flor"i*da bean"\ (Bot.)
(a) The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens.
See under Bean.
(b) One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens.
[1913 Webster]Bean \Bean\ (b[=e]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be['a]n; akin to D.
boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[=o]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b["o]nne, Sw.
b["o]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous
herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and
Dolichos; also, to the herbs.
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Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still
doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and
China bean, included in Dolichos Sinensis; black
Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, Dolichos Lablab; the
common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and
pole beans, all included in Phaseolus vulgaris; the
lower bush bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus;
Lima bean, Phaseolus lunatus; Spanish bean and
scarlet runner, Phaseolus multiflorus; Windsor bean,
the common bean of England, Faba vulgaris.
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with vegetables.
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2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more
or less resembling true beans.
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Bean aphis (Zool.), a plant louse (Aphis fab[ae]) which
infests the bean plant.
Bean fly (Zool.), a fly found on bean flowers.
Bean goose (Zool.), a species of goose (Anser segetum).
Bean weevil (Zool.), a small weevil that in the larval
state destroys beans. The American species is {Bruchus
fab[ae]}.
Florida bean (Bot.), the seed of Mucuna urens, a West
Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida
shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.
Ignatius bean, or St. Ignatius's bean (Bot.), a species
of Strychnos.
Navy bean, the common dried white bean of commerce;
probably so called because an important article of food in
the navy.
Pea bean, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the
edible white bean; -- so called from its size.
Sacred bean. See under Sacred.
Screw bean. See under Screw.
Sea bean.
(a) Same as Florida bean.
(b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.
Tonquin bean, or Tonka bean, the fragrant seed of
Dipteryx odorata, a leguminous tree.
Vanilla bean. See under Vanilla.
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genus mucuna
(wn) | genus Mucuna
n 1: genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate
leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters [syn: {genus
Mucuna}, Stizolobium, genus Stizolobium] |
mucuna aterrima
(wn) | Mucuna aterrima
n 1: 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 [syn:
cowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean,
Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana] |
mucuna deeringiana
(wn) | Mucuna deeringiana
n 1: 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 [syn:
cowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean,
Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana] |
mucuna pruriens utilis
(wn) | Mucuna pruriens utilis
n 1: 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 [syn:
cowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean,
Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, {Mucuna
deeringiana}, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana] |
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