- Entada scandens
- Cacoon Ca*coon", n. One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine ({Entada scandens}) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc. [1913 Webster]
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Entada scandens
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Entada scandens — Florida bean Flor i*da bean (Bot.) (a) The large, roundish, flattened seed of {Mucuna urens}. See under {Bean}. (b) One of the very large seeds of the {Entada scandens}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entada scandens — Scimiter Scim i*ter, Scimitar Scim i*tar, n. [F. cimeterre, cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[=i]r.] 1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entada Scandens — Benth. St. Thomas bean (E); Sea bean (E); Javilla (P); Pirkok (Cu) (Fig. 139). The leaves are used as barbasco, the bark as a soap substitute. the seeds, edible after soaking and roasting, are regarded as anodyne, carminative, emetic, febrifuge,… … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
Entada — Adans. (Pusaetha L., Riesenhülse), Gattung der Leguminosen, stachellose, kletternde Sträucher mit doppeltgefiederten Blättern, kleinen weißen oder gelben Blumen in Ähren und sehr langen, flachen, holzigen Hülsen mit zahlreichen, bis… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Entada — Entăda Adans. (Pursaëtha L.), Pflanzengattg. der Mimosazeen, kletternde, strauchartige Gewächse Afrikas und Südamerikas; von E. Pursaëtha DC. oder scandens Benth. (Riesenhülse oder Meerbohne) sind die Blätter genießbar, die Samen Heilmittel … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Семейство бобовые (Fabaceae или Leguminosae) — Жителям стран умеренного климата с детства знакомы горох, фасоль, клевер, вика, белая акация. В тропиках общеизвестны «дождевое дерево», или саман (Samanea saman), и одно из красивейших деревьев мира делоникс царский (Delonix regia, табл … Биологическая энциклопедия
Shivamogga district — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name = Shivamogga district skyline = Jogmonsoon.jpg skyline caption = Jog Falls in full flow during the monsoon season. type = district district district image desc = Taluk level map of Shivamogga latd=14.00… … Wikipedia
Cacoon — Ca*coon , n. One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine ({Entada scandens}) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cimeter — Scimiter Scim i*ter, Scimitar Scim i*tar, n. [F. cimeterre, cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[=i]r.] 1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Florida bean — Flor i*da bean (Bot.) (a) The large, roundish, flattened seed of {Mucuna urens}. See under {Bean}. (b) One of the very large seeds of the {Entada scandens}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
