Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Podophyllum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Podophyllum \Pod`o*phyl"lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s,
foot + ? leaf.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having
large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower.
There are two species, the American {Podohyllum peltatum},
or May apple, the Himalayan {P. Emodi}.
2. (Med.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple
({Podophyllum peltatum}), -- used as a cathartic drug.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Podophyllum
n : perennial rhizomatous herbs [syn: {Podophyllum}, {genus
Podophyllum}]
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