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JOINT FIR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
Synonyms:
ephedra; joint fir
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("joint fir" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "joint fir"):
Ephedra sinica; mahuang (Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine)
Holonyms ("joint fir" is a member of...):
genus Ephedra (type and sole genus of Ephedraceae: tropical and subtropical evergreen shrubby or creeping plants native to dry and inhospitable regions)
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