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Cowhage
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spiculae are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cowhage'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cowhage.html. 1828.