SENNAS
Noun
sennas
plural of senna
Source: Wiktionary
SENNA
Sen"na, n. Etym: [Cf. It. & Sp. sena, Pg. sene, F. séné; all fr. Ar.
sana.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: The leaves of several leguminous plants of the genus Cassia.
(C. acutifolia. C. angustifolia, etc.). They constitute a valuable
but nauseous cathartic medicine.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The plants themselves, native to the East, but now cultivated
largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies. Bladder senna.
(Bot.) See under Bladder.
– Wild senna (Bot.), the Cassia Marilandica, growing in the United
States, the leaves of which are used medicinally, like those of the
officinal senna.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition