EPHEDRA


Meaning of EPHEDRA in English

/i fed"reuh, ef"i dreuh/ , n.

any of various plants of the genus Ephedra, growing in dry regions and having branching stems with dry scalelike leaves.

[ ephédra the horsetail plant, lit., sitting (upon a place), equiv. to ep- EP- + hédra seat, sitting (see CATHEDRA) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .