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5 words match “PODOPHYLLUM”

PODOPHYLLUM n. 2 definitions
The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), -- used as a cathartic drug.
DUCK'S-FOOT n.
The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum).
MANDRAKE n.
The May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). See May apple under May, and Podophyllum. [U.S.]
MAY n.
flowers along the slender branches. -- May apple (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant (Podophyllum peltatum). Also, the plant itself (popularly called mandrake), which has two lobed leaves, and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic. -- May beet…
PODOPHYLLIN n.
A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances.