Podophyllum
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Podophyllum is a noun meaning The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug.
Meaning
The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug.
More Meanings
- (botany) 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.
Word Forms
- podophyllums
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include podo, polemonium, podocarp, podocarpus, peponium, bladderpod.
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