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- noun A
leguminous plant, found natively in Africa and tropical Asia. It is grown forenvironmental reasons, as afood andforage source, as atoxin , and formedicinal purposes. It's fruit have a dense covering of bristles, that cause skin irritation (much likepoison ivy ) when touched.
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