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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of leguminous climbing herbs and shrubs of the tribe Phaseoleæ, characterized by showy flowers with the banner smaller than the wings or the acute keel, and anthers of two shapes.

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  • noun any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres

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