psophocarpus

[Greek psophos =a sound, and karpos fruit. So named because the ripe seeds rattle when the legumes are shaken.] Bot .: A genus of Euphaseoleæ, often morged in Dolichos. Psophocarpus ( Dolichos ) tetra go no lobus is cultivated in India, the seeds being used in pickles. *psör'-ą, subst . [Lat., from Gr. psõra ; psaō =to touch or rub; psōō =to rub, to grind.] Pathol.: Scabies (q. v.). psora-leprosa, s. [PSORIASIS (q. v.).]