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noun
A leafless shrub with needle-like branches, Ephedra fragilis, native to southern Europe and northern Africa and used medicinally due to its ephedrine content.
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noun
A related plant, Ephedra distachya
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Any plant in the genus Ephedra.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
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