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EPHEDRA SINICA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ephedra sinica mean?
• EPHEDRA SINICA (noun)
The noun EPHEDRA SINICA has 1 sense:
1. Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine
Familiarity information: EPHEDRA SINICA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ephedra sinica; mahuang
Hypernyms ("Ephedra sinica" is a kind of...):
ephedra; joint fir (jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds)
Context examples
The scientific name is Ephedra sinica.
(Ephedra, NCI Dictionary)
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