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velvet bean

noun

Definition of VELVET BEAN

:  an annual legume (Mucuna deeringiana syn. Stizolobium deeringianum) grown especially in the southern United States for green manure and grazing; also :  its seed often used as stock feed
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First Known Use of VELVET BEAN

1898

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