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ephedra
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Ephedra is a genus of gymnosperm shrubs , the only genus in its family, Ephedraceae , and order, Ephedrales . The various species of Ephedra are widespread in many lands, native to southwestern North America , southern Europe , northern Africa , and southwest ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
genus of low, branchy desert shrubs, 1914, from Modern Latin (1737) from Greek ephedra , a name given by Pliny to the horsetail, literally "sitting upon," from fem. of ephedros "sitting or seated upon; sitting at or near," from epi "on" (see epi- ) + hedra ...
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.