Couhage

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Couhage \Cou"hage\ (kou"?j), n. (Bot.)
     See {Cowhage}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Cowhage \Cow"hage\ (kou"h[asl]j), n. [Cf. Hind. kaw[=a]nch,
     ko[=a]nch.] (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[ae] are
     sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.
     [Written also {couhage}, {cowage}, and {cowitch}.]
     [1913 Webster]