Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of polypetalous plants of the order Berberideæ and tribe Berbereæ, characterized by having the ovules in many rows, the flower with six sepals, from six to nine petals, as many or twice as many stamens, and a large peltate stigma crowning the ovary, which becomes in fruit a berry.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American
Podophyllum peltatum , or May apple, the HimalayanPodophyllum Emodi . - noun (Med.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (
Podophyllum peltatum ), -- used as a cathartic drug.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany Any of the
genus Podophyllum ofherbaceous perennial plants in thefamily Berberidaceae , with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping undergroundrhizome . - noun The
rhizome androotlet of theMay apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as acathartic drug .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun perennial rhizomatous herbs
Etymologies
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Examples
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For venereal warts, medical doctors use extract of podophyllum, which is from the mandrake root.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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Most adults who have warts often turn to one of four treatment options: salicylic acid (an over-the-counter medication); cryotherapy (freezing warts with the use of liquid nitrogen); podophyllum (a caustic drug that must be prescribed by a doctor); and surgical scraping.
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This plant, named _guamara_, bears spikes of yellow fruits which are pointed at the upper end, but in color, size, texture, structure and taste reminded us of podophyllum, though it leaves a prickly sensation in the mouth, much like that produced by fresh pineapples.
In Indian Mexico (1908) Frederick Starr 1895
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These, with the blackberry and chinquapin as astringents, the gentians and pipsissewa as tonics and tonic diuretics, the sweet gum, sassafras, and bené for their mucilaginous and aromatic properties, and the wild jalap (podophyllum) as a cathartic, supply the surgeon in camp with easily procurable medicinal plants, which are sufficient for almost every purpose.
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Recorder, it is useful in combination with calomel; ten grains of the latter with twenty of the podophyllum.
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The root of the podophyllum is used as a cathartic by the
Lost in the Backwoods Catharine Parr Strickland Traill 1850
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In modern medicine, the toxic substance (podophyllum) has been found to be successful in treating skin cancer and venereal warts.
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