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Definition: Dorstenia Contrayerva
Contrayerva
\Con`tra*yer"va\, n. [Sp. contrayerba, literally, a
counter herb, hence, an antidote for poison, fr. l. contra +
herba herb.] (Bot.)
A species of
Dorstenia (
Dorstenia Contrayerva), a South
American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used
in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
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