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SAP |
Plant juice |
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ALOEVERA |
Thick-leafed plant yielding a soothing juice |
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SUCCUS |
The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use. |
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CREAM-FRUIT |
A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome,
creamy juice. |
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GYPSYWORT |
A labiate plant (the Lycopus Europaeus). Gypsies are
said to stain their skin with its juice. |
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SORREL |
One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a
plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex Acetosa, Rumex Acetosella, etc. |
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SACCHARIMETER |
An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of
saccharine matter in any solution, as the juice of a plant, or brewers'
and distillers' worts. |
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HAWKWEED |
A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the
ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their
vision. |
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HYPOCIST |
An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit
of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis), growing from the roots of the Cistus,
a small European shrub. |
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LICORICE |
A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra), the root of
which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent
compositions. |
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EXTRACT |
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of
a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an
abstract. See Abstract, n., 4. |
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ASAFOETIDA |
The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large
umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East Indies.
It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. |
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WATER VINE |
Any plant of the genus Phytocrene, climbing shrubs of
Asia and Africa, the stems of which are singularly porous, and when cut
stream with a limpid potable juice. |
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WINE |
A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or
plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine;
gooseberry wine; palm wine. |
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WINEBERRY |
A peculiar New Zealand shrub (Coriaria ruscifolia), in
which the petals ripen and afford an abundant purple juice from which a
kind of wine is made. The plant also grows in Chili. |
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GAMBIER |
The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing
in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra
Japonica, is us... |
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LETTUCE |
A composite plant of the genus Lactuca (L. sativa), the
leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of this genus yield a milky
juice, from which... |
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CELANDINE |
A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the
poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in
jaundice, etc., and its ... |
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MILKWEED |
Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates, abounding
in a milky juice, and having its seed attached to a long silky down;
silkweed. The na... |
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POPPY |
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver
somniferum) opium... |
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ICE PLANT |
A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with
pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along
the Mediterranean... |
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OPOPANAX |
The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the
Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose
granules, or sometime... |
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WATERMELON |
The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a
cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the
plant itself. The fruit some... |
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LOBELIA |
A genus of plants, including a great number of species.
Lobelia inflata, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of North
America, whose leaves c... |
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PAPAW |
...palmately lobed
leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of
making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-sh... |