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Ephedra
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ephedra
Translingual
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Etymology
From mul grc ἐφέδρα horsetail.
Proper noun
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genus family Ephedraceae the ephedras; many Asiatic shrubs, some of which have medicinal uses
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Ephedra distachya species (sea grape, joint pine, joint fir) - type species; Ephedra antisyphilitica species (clapweed, erect ephedra), Ephedra aspera species (boundary ephedra, pitamoreal, rough jointfir), Ephedra californica species (California ephedra, California jointfir), Ephedra ciliata species (syn. Ephedra foliata species), Ephedra cutleri species (Navaho ephedra, Cutler's ephedra, Cutler Mormon tea, Cutler's jointfir), Ephedra equisetina species (Mongolian ephedra), Ephedra fasciculata species (Arizona ephedra, Arizona jointfir, desert Mormon tea), Ephedra frustillata species (Patagonian ephedra), Ephedra funerea species (Death Valley ephedra, Death Valley jointfir), Ephedra nevadensis species (gray ephedra, Nevada ephedra, Mormon tea), Ephedra pedunculata species (vine ephedra, vine jointfir), Ephedra sinica species (Chinese ephedra, Chinese joint fir), Ephedra triandra species, Ephedra trifurca species (longleaf ephedra, longleaf jointfir, longleaf Mormon tea, popotilla, teposote), Ephedra viridis species (green ephedra) - selected other species; for more species see
Derived terms
mul ephedroides
Descendants
mul en ephedra 1 ephedrine fi efedra 1 fr éphèdre 1 ru эфе́дра 1 sk efedra 1 es efedra 1
References
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taxonomygenus 4296
Ephedra
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