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Cowage Definition & Meaning

cowage
noun
  1. pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey
  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

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What does cowage mean?
pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey 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
What part of speech is cowage?
Cowage is a noun.
How many definitions does cowage have?
Cowage has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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