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podophyllum |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Podophyllum \Pod`o*phyl"lum\, n. [NL., fr Gr poy`s, podo`s, foot + ? 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 {Podohyllum peltatum}, or May apple, the Himalayan {P. Emodi}. 2. (Med.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple ({Podophyllum peltatum}), -- used as a cathartic drug. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Podophyllum n : perennial rhizomatous herbs [syn: {Podophyllum}, {genus Podophyllum}]
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