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Definition of Senna

1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally.

Definition of Senna

1. n. The leaves of several leguminous plants of the genus Cassia. (C. acutifolia, C. angustifolia, etc.). They constitute a valuable but nauseous cathartic medicine.

Definition of Senna

1. Noun. Any of several plants of the tribe ''Cassieae'', especially those of the genera ''Cassia'' and ''Senna'', whose leaves and pods are used as a purgative and laxative ¹

2. Noun. The dried leaves or pods of these plants (especially of ''Cassia angustifolia'' or ''Cassia acutifolia'') used medicinally ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Senna

1. a medicinal plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Senna

1. 1. The leaves of several leguminous plants of the genus Cassia. (C. Acutifolia. C. Angustifolia, etc). They constitute a valuable but nauseous cathartic medicine. 2. The plants themselves, native to the East, but now cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies. Bladder senna. The Cassia Marilandica, growing in the United States, the leaves of which are used medicinally, like those of the officinal senna. Origin: Cf. It. & Sp. Sena, Pg. Sene, F. Sene; all fr. Ar. Sana. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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