velvet bean meaning and definition

VELVET BEAN noun

Definition of velvet bean (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 deeringiana, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Stizolobium deeringiana