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podophyllum

podophyllum noun: any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome.

Noun

podophyllum (plural podophyllums)

  1. Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome.
  2. The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug.

Forms of podophyllum

pluralpodophyllums

Origin of podophyllum

From the genus name.

Questions about podophyllum

What does podophyllum mean?
Podophyllum means any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome.
What part of speech is podophyllum?
Podophyllum is a noun.
What is the plural of podophyllum?
The plural of podophyllum is podophyllums.

Words near podophyllum in the dictionary

  1. podophyllin
  2. podophyllins
  3. podophyllotoxin
  4. podophyllotoxins
  5. podophyllous
  6. podophyllum
  7. podophyllums
  8. podoplanin
  9. podopompholyx
  10. Podor
  11. podoscaph

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