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cowage

/ˈkaʊ.ɪd͡ʒ/

cowage noun: a leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.

cowage: a leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a...
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Noun

cowage (uncountable)

  1. A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.

cowage meaning in Urdu

cowage in Urdu

کوانچ

Forms of cowage

alternative formcouhage
alternative formcowach
alternative formcowhage
alternative formcowitch

Origin of cowage

Borrowed from Hindi कवच (kavac).

Questions about cowage

What does cowage mean?
Cowage means a leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.
What is cowage in Urdu?
Cowage in Urdu is کوانچ. See Cowage meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is cowage?
Cowage is a noun.
How do you pronounce cowage?
Cowage is pronounced /ˈkaʊ.ɪd͡ʒ/.

Words near cowage in the dictionary

  1. Cowa
  2. Cowabbie
  3. cowabonga
  4. cowabunga
  5. cowach
  6. cowage
  7. cowal
  8. cowalker
  9. cowalkers
  10. cowals
  11. cowan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cowage (page history and authors); cowage (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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