Found 2 items, similar to wild senna.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: wild senna wild senna n : North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia [syn: Senna marilandica, Cassia marilandica]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Wild 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]