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semen contra

semen contra noun: a strong aromatic bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia; wormseed.

Noun

semen contra (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A strong aromatic bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia; wormseed.

Questions about semen contra

What does semen contra mean?
Semen contra means a strong aromatic bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary, said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded flowers of various species of Artemisia; wormseed.
What part of speech is semen contra?
Semen contra is a noun.

Words near semen contra in the dictionary

  1. sememes
  2. sememic
  3. sememically
  4. sememics
  5. semen
  6. semen contra
  7. semen demon
  8. semen demons
  9. semen virile
  10. semenarche
  11. semencine

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