“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
PODOPHYLLI
PODOPHYLLUM
Pod`o*phyl"lum, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot +
1. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), -- used as a cathartic drug.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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