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noun
Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
perennial rhizomatous herbs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Podophyllum
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Broader terms: magnoliid dicot genus
History
From the genus name.
