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MERCURIALIS ANNUA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Mercurialis annua mean?

• MERCURIALIS ANNUA (noun)
The noun MERCURIALIS ANNUA has 1 sense:

1. Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic

Familiarity information: MERCURIALIS ANNUA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MERCURIALIS ANNUA (noun)

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Mercurialis annua ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

boys-and-girls; herb mercury; herbs mercury; Mercurialis annua

Hypernyms ("Mercurialis annua" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("Mercurialis annua" is a member of...):

genus Mercurialis; Mercurialis (a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)

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