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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Podophyllum \Pod'o*phyl"lum\, noun [NL., fr. Gr. poy's, podo's, foot + fy'llon leaf.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American {Podophyllum peltatum}, or May apple, the Himalayan {Podophyllum Emodi}. 2. (Med.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple ({Podophyllum peltatum}), -- used as a cathartic drug. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs [syn: {genus Podophyllum}] |
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