Mucuna Pruriens Utilis (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 pruriens utilis is commonly used in southern parts of the United States as a green manure source for various crops.
- Its ability to provide significant amount of nutrients makes mucuna pruriens utilis a beneficial crop for farmers to cultivate and incorporate into their farmland.
- Native to Asia, mucuna pruriens utilis can grow extensively and bears large, purplish clusters of flowers along with densely hairy pods.
- Mucuna pruriens utilis is also used as animal feed in several regions due to the presence of various nutrients in its foliage and pods.
- The woody vine mucuna pruriens utilis not only supports grazing purposes but also acts as an environmentally friendly cover crop during the off-seasons.
Synonyms
- Cowage
- Velvet Bean
- Bengal Bean
- Benghal Bean
- Mucuna Deeringiana
- Mucuna Aterrima
- Florida Bean
- Stizolobium Deeringiana