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1. (n.) senna
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
2. senna
any of various cathartic drugs made from certain of these plants.
Etymology: (1535–45; < NL < Ar sanā)
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1. (noun) senna
any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
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1. (noun) Senna
the leaves of several leguminous plants of the genus Cassia. (C. acutifolia, C. angustifolia, etc.). They constitute a valuable but nauseous cathartic medicine
2. (noun) Senna
the plants themselves, native to the East, but now cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies
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