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Senna
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What's The Definition Of Senna?
[n] any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
Synonyms | Synonyms for Senna: Related Terms | Find terms related to Senna: See Also | Alexandria senna | Alexandrian senna | avaram | bush | Cassia acutifolia | Cassia alata | Cassia augustifolia | Cassia auriculata | Cassia occidentalis | coffee senna | genus Senna | Indian senna | mogdad coffee | ringworm bush | ringworm cassia | ringworm shrub | Senna alata | Senna alexandrina | Senna auriculata | Senna occidentalis | shrub | stinking weed | styptic weed | tanner's cassia | tinnevelly senna | true senna Senna In Webster's Dictionary \Sen"na\, n. [Cf. It. & Sp. sena, Pg. sene, F. s['e]n['e];
all fr. Ar. san[=a].]
1. (Med.) The leaves of several leguminous plants of the
genus Cassia. ({C. acutifolia}, {C. angustifolia}, etc.).
They constitute a valuable but nauseous cathartic
medicine.
2. (Bot.) The plants themselves, native to the East, but now
cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West
Indies.
{Bladder senna}. (Bot.) See under {Bladder}.
{Wild senna} (Bot.), the {Cassia Marilandica}, growing in the
United States, the leaves of which are used medicinally,
like those of the officinal senna.
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