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velvet bean

Pronunciation:  'velvit been

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 Definition: [n]  annual semi-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, Florida bean, Mucuna aterrima, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Stizolobium deeringiana
 
 See Also: cowage, mucuna

 

 

 

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