mucuna deeringiana meaning and definition

MUCUNA DEERINGIANA noun

Definition of Mucuna deeringiana (noun)

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
   • synonyms: Bengal bean, Benghal bean, cowage, Florida bean, Mucuna aterrima, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Stizolobium deeringiana, velvet bean