Phrase guide

coffee senna

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pantropical plant of species Senna occidentalis, used medicinally.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mogdad coffee, styptic weed, stinking weed, Senna occidentalis, Cassia occidentalis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: senna

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 望江南 (mong6 gong1 naam4) — Senna occidentalis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 望江南 (wàngjiāngnán) — Senna occidentalis
  • Fula: tabsahi — Senna occidentalis
  • Fula: jambajohi — Senna occidentalis
  • Japanese: 波布草 (habusō) — Senna occidentalis