EPHEDRA

ephedra, joint fir

(noun) jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ephedra (countable and uncountable, plural ephedras)

Any plant of the genus Ephedra of gymnosperm shrubs.

A stimulant derived from the plant Ephedra sinica used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and in over-the-counter weight-loss aids.

Synonyms

• (plant): jointfir

Anagrams

• prehead

Source: Wiktionary



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EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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