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Desert shrub
Answer for the clue "Desert shrub ", 7 letters:
ephedra
Alternative clues for the word ephedra
- Banned supplement ingredient
- Subject of an FDA dietary-supplement ban
- FDA-banned weight-loss supplement
- Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
- Subject of a 2004 F.D.A. dietary supplement ban
- Ingredient in "Mormon tea"
- Banned medicine used to treat asthma
- F.D.A.-banned weight-loss supplement
Word definitions for ephedra in dictionaries
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds [syn: joint fir ]
Usage examples of ephedra.
Barbara Barnett has a stash of ephedra, and she used it to try to kill Sara.
The Indians often drank a tea made from ephedra, which she had come to like.
Jamie up in bed with a hot stone to his feet, a mustard plaster on his chest, and a hot tisane of aromatic peppermint and ephedra leaves to drink.