Stizolobium Deeringiana (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
- Stizolobium deeringiana is widely used in southern US farms for green manure and as animal feed.
- Stizolobium deeringiana was initially brought from Asia as an ornamental but has been adopted for its utility.
- This species is easily identifiable due to the presence of long clusters of purplish flowers that stizolobium deeringiana bears.
- In warm climates stizolobium deeringiana thrives well due to its tropical Asian origin.
- Due to the stizolobium deeringiana plant's ease of cultivation, farmers cultivate it to supplement animal diets with green foliage and the protein-rich seeds it produces.
Synonyms
- Mucuna Pruriens Utilis
- Cowage
- Velvet Bean
- Bengal Bean
- Benghal Bean
- Mucuna Deeringiana
- Mucuna Aterrima
- Florida Bean