Found 2 items, similar to senna.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: senna senna n : any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
English → English (gcide) Definition: Senna 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The plants themselves, native to the East, but now cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]