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(kou"hj), n.[Cf. Hind. kawnch, konch.] (Bot.) A leguminous climbing plant of the genus Mucuna, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spicul are sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge. [Written also couhage, cowage, and cowitch.] スポンサード リンク
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