1. A tropical climbing plant (Mucuna pruriens) with stinging hairs on its pods, native to Africa and Asia.
Usage: Also spelled cowhage or cowhage.; The plant is known for causing itching when touched.
2. The pod or seed of this plant, historically used in traditional medicine.
Usage: Archaic or specialized botanical usage.

Examples

• The cowage plant is recognizable by the fine hairs covering its seed pods.
• Touching cowage pods can cause an intense itching sensation on the skin.
• In traditional medicine, cowage was used to treat various ailments.
• The botanical name for cowage is Mucuna pruriens, which means 'itching bean'.
• Cowage grows well in tropical and subtropical climates.