Mucuna pruriens

Translingual

Mucuna pruriens

Proper noun

Mucuna pruriens f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Fabaceae – velvet bean, a legume, native to Africa and tropical Asia, used as a food and forage source, as a toxin, and for medicinal purposes, the seed pods of which have a dense covering of bristles that cause skin irritation when touched.

Synonyms

• (species): buffalo bean, cow itch, hell fire bean

Hypernyms

• (species): Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Phaseoleae - tribe; Erythrininae - subtribe; Mucuna - genus

Hyponyms

• (species): Mucuna pruriens var. hirsuta, Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens, Mucuna pruriens var. sericophylla, Mucuna pruriens var. utilis - varieties

Translations

velvet bean

• French: Pois pouilleux, Poil à gratter
• German: Juckbohne
• Spanish: picapica, chiporro

References

• Mucuna pruriens on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mucuna pruriens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mucuna pruriens on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons