01 n. The leaves of several leguminous plants of the genus Cassia. (Cassia acutifolia, Cassia angustifolia, etc.). They constitute a valuable but…
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The leaves of several leguminous plants of the genus Cassia. (Cassia acutifolia, Cassia angustifolia, etc.). They constitute a valuable but nauseous cathartic medicine.(Med.)
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The plants themselves, native to the East, but now cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Bladder senna —
See under Bladder.
Wild senna —
the Cassia Marilandica, growing in the United States, the leaves of which are used medicinally, like those of the officinal senna.