mudhole

Bot.: A genus of papilionaceous plants, sub-tribe Erythrince. The legumes are covered with stinging hairs, which, if touched, come off upon the hand. Mucuna pruriens is the Cowitch or Cowage (q.v.). boiler men droning in the bot to M. mono sperm a and M. nivea are used in India as vegetables. mucus, s. (Lat. the viscous substance within the nose.] 1. Anat . & Pathol .: Under this name various substances are included, consisting chiefly of horny like substance, epithelium, detached from the mucous surfaces, and floating in a peculiar viscid, clear fluid; in some cases these secretions are altered, becoming albuminoid, . Mucous affections are, mucin, an inflammatory product; mucous cysts, mucous laryngitis, polypi, softening, tumors. 2. Bot .: Gummy matter, soluble in water. It also contains mucin (q. v.).