PODOPHYLLUM


Meaning of PODOPHYLLUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈfi-ləm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Podophyllum, genus of herbs including the mayapple

Date: 1842

: the dried rhizome and rootlet of the mayapple that is used as a caustic or as a source of the more effective podophyllin

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