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[syn: wild senna, Senna marilandica, Cassia marilandica]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Senna \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. (Cassia acutifolia, Cassia
angustifolia, etc.). They constitute a valuable but
nauseous cathartic medicine.
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2. (Bot.) The plants themselves, native to the East, but now
cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West
Indies.
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wild senna
n 1: North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally;
sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: wild senna, Senna
marilandica, Cassia marilandica]