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sicklepod

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Senna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

North American rock cress having very long curved pods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Arabis Canadensis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rock cress, rockcress

3

noun

Meaning 3

cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Senna obtusifolia, Cassia tora

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: subshrub, suffrutex

History

Etymology

From sickle + pod.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 決明 /决明 (juémíng) — Senna obtusifolia
  • Japanese: 夷草 (ebisugusa) — Senna obtusifolia
  • Portuguese: mata-pasto — Senna obtusifolia
  • Portuguese: fedegoso — Senna obtusifolia