What is the meaning of Podophyllum?

  • (n.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), -- used as a cathartic drug.
  • (n.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American Podohyllum peltatum or May apple, the Himalayan P. Emodi.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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