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ringworm shrub

DEFINITIONS OF: ringworm shrub

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n tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia

Synonyms:
Cassia alata, Senna alata, ringworm bush, ringworm cassia
Type of:
senna
any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
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