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MERCURIALIS ANNUA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
Synonyms:
boys-and-girls; herb mercury; herbs mercury; Mercurialis annua
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Mercurialis annua" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Mercurialis annua" is a member of...):
genus Mercurialis; Mercurialis (a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)
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