TINNEVELLY SENNA
Dictionary entry overview: What does tinnevelly senna mean? • TINNEVELLY SENNA (noun)
The noun TINNEVELLY SENNA has 1 sense:
1. erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
Familiarity information: TINNEVELLY SENNA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TINNEVELLY SENNA (noun)
Meaning:
Erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Alexandria senna; Alexandrian senna; Cassia acutifolia; Cassia augustifolia; Indian senna; Senna alexandrina; tinnevelly senna; true senna
Hypernyms ("tinnevelly senna" 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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