Found 2 items, similar to Cassia Marilandica.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Cassia marilandica
Cassia marilandica
n : North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally;
sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn:
wild senna,
Senna marilandica
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cassia Marilandica
Senna
\Sen"na\, n. [Cf. It. & Sp. sena, Pg. sene, F. s['e]n['e];
all fr. Ar. san[=a].]
1. (Med.) The leaves of several leguminous plants of the
genus Cassia. (
C. acutifolia,
C. angustifolia, etc.).
They constitute a valuable but nauseous cathartic
medicine.
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2. (Bot.) The plants themselves, native to the East, but now
cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West
Indies.
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Bladder senna. (Bot.) See under
Bladder.
Wild senna (Bot.), the
Cassia Marilandica, growing in the
United States, the leaves of which are used medicinally,
like those of the officinal senna.
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