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senna |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Senna \Sen"na\, n. [Cf. It & Sp sena, Pg sene, F. s['e]n['e]; all fr Ar san[=a].] 1. (Med.) The leaves of several leguminous plants of the genus Cassia. ({C. acutifolia}, {C. angustifolia}, etc.). They constitute a valuable but nauseous cathartic medicine. 2. (Bot.) The plants themselves, native to the East, but now cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies. {Bladder senna}. (Bot.) See under {Bladder}. {Wild senna} (Bot.), the {Cassia Marilandica}, growing in the United States, the leaves of which are used medicinally, like those of the officinal senna. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: senna n : any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
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