coffee senna

coffee senna
noun
very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia
Hypernyms: ↑senna

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noun
: a tropical weed (Cassia occidentalis) having rack-scented foliage and seeds that have been used as an adulterant for coffee — called also mogdad coffee, negro coffee

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  • Senna occidentalis — noun very leafy malodorous tropical weedy shrub whose seeds have been used as an adulterant for coffee; sometimes classified in genus Cassia • Syn: ↑coffee senna, ↑mogdad coffee, ↑styptic weed, ↑stinking weed, ↑Cassia occidentalis • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Senna occidentalis — vakarinė velniapupė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Cezalpinijinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis, vaisinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Senna occidentalis), paplitęs atogrąžose ir paatogrąžiuose. atitikmenys: lot. Senna occidentalis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • senna — /sen euh/, n. 1. any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers. 2. any of various cathartic drugs consisting of the dried leaflets of certain of these plants, as …   Universalium

  • senna — The dried leaflets or legumes of Cassia acutifolia (Alexandrine s.) and C. angustifolia (Tinnevelly or Indian s.); a laxative. [Ar. sena] * * * sen·na sen ə n 1) any plant of the genus Cassia esp one used medicinally 2) the dried leaflets or pods …   Medical dictionary

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