Mucuna Aterrima (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Mucuna aterrimum has been used as a cover crop in agricultural fields to act as a pest barrier and improve soil health.
- Researchers studied the potential of mucuna aterrimum as a green manure crop in southern US regions.
- Farmers in the region are increasingly using mucuna aterrimum as a fallow crop to replenish soil nutrients.
- Mucuna aterrimum is a nitrogen-fixing legume that works well as a rotational crop for cotton and other plants.
- Experiments are underway to introduce mucuna aterrimum as a silage crop for livestock in Asia and beyond.
Synonyms
- Mucuna Pruriens Utilis
- Cowage
- Velvet Bean
- Bengal Bean
- Benghal Bean
- Mucuna Deeringiana
- Florida Bean
- Stizolobium Deeringiana