Mucuna pruriens

Translingual thumb|Mucana pruriens species Mucuna pruriens Proper noun Mucuna pruriens la 1 f species 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. en buffalo bean cow itch hell fire bean Hypernyms species Fabales order order; Fabaceae family family; Faboideae subfamily subfamily; Phaseoleae tribe tribe; Erythrininae subtribe subtribe; Mucuna genus genus Hyponyms species Mucuna pruriens var. hirsuta variety, Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens variety, Mucuna pruriens var. sericophylla variety, Mucuna pruriens var. utilis variety varieties Translations velvet bean French: fr Pois pouilleux, fr Poil à gratter German: de Juckbohne Spanish: es picapica, es chiporro References 1 1 1