Associations to the word «Podophyllum»

Wiktionary

PODOPHYLLUM, noun. (botany) Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome.
PODOPHYLLUM, noun. The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug.
PODOPHYLLUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Berberidaceae.
PODOPHYLLUM PELTATUM, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Berberidaceae   — the mayapple.

Dictionary definition

PODOPHYLLUM, noun. Perennial rhizomatous herbs.

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