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SENNA OCCIDENTALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Senna occidentalis mean?
• SENNA OCCIDENTALIS (noun)
The noun SENNA OCCIDENTALIS has 1 sense:
1. very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia
Familiarity information: SENNA OCCIDENTALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Cassia occidentalis; coffee senna; mogdad coffee; Senna occidentalis; stinking weed; styptic weed
Hypernyms ("Senna occidentalis" is a kind 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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