CONTRAYERVA

Etymology

Noun

contrayerva (usually uncountable, plural contrayervas)

Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.

Source: Wiktionary


Con`tra*yer"va, n. Etym: [Sp. contrayerba, literally, a counter herb, hence, an antidote for poison, fr. l. contra + herba herb.] (Bot.)

Definition: A species of Dorstenia (D. Contrayerva), a South American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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