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noun
ephedra, when used in traditional Chinese medicine
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Ephedra sinica
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ephedra, joint fir
History
Borrowed from Mandarin 麻黃/麻黄 (máhuáng).
