What is the rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), -- used as a cathartic drug called?
podophyllum — (Med.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), -- used as a cathartic drug. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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