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ephedra /ɛˈfɛdrə /nounAn evergreen shrub of warm arid regions which has trailing or climbing stems and tiny scale-like leaves.- Family Ephedraceae and genus Ephedra.
The vegetation is a mix of grasses, annual herbs and isolated patches of mesquite, cholla, ephedra and yucca....- She had been taking a weight-loss product containing caffeine and the herb ephedra on-and-off for three years.
- But some featured other herbs containing ephedrine, the active ingredient in the herb ephedra.
Origin Modern Latin, from Latin, 'equisetum' (which it resembles), from Greek. |