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HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
Synonyms:
conessi; Holarrhena antidysenterica; Holarrhena pubescens; ivory tree; kurchee; kurchi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Holarrhena antidysenterica" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Holarrhena antidysenterica" is a member of...):
genus Holarrhena; Holarrhena (genus of deciduous trees and shrubs of tropical Africa and Asia)
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