What does "cowage" mean?

A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.

Cowage

Common synonyms include: bengal bean, benghal bean, florida bean, mammary gland, mucuna aterrima, mucuna deeringiana.

/ˈkaʊ.ɪd͡ʒ/ noun

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Noun

1
A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge. uncountable
2
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 wordnet
3
pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey wordnet

Borrowed from Hindi कवच (kavac).