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Vermifuge vs Cowage - What's the difference?

vermifuge | cowage |

As nouns the difference between vermifuge and cowage

is that vermifuge is (medicine|dated) a drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms while cowage is a leguminous climbing plant, mucuna pruriens , the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.

As an adjective vermifuge

is (medicine|dated) referring to something that acts as a drug to cause expulsion or death of intestinal worms.

vermifuge

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (medicine, dated) Referring to something that acts as a drug to cause expulsion or death of intestinal worms.

    • Synonyms

    * anthelmintic.

    Derived terms

    * vermifugal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine, dated) A drug that causes the expulsion or death of intestinal worms, such as tapeworms.

    • Synonyms

    * anthelmintic ----

    cowage

    English

    (wikipedia cowage) (Mucuna pruriens) (Mucuna pruriens)

    Alternative forms

    * couhage, cowhage, cowitch

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens , the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.