— podophyllic , adj.
/pod'euh fil"in/ , n.
a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts. Also called podophyllin resin .
[ 1850-55; PODOPHYLL(UM) + -IN 2 ]