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senna

19 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. senna (noun)
  2. Senna knot
  3. senna tree (noun)
  4. Alexandria senna (noun)
  5. American senna (noun)
  6. Arabian senna (noun)
  7. bladder senna (noun)
  8. Bombay senna (noun)
  9. Cape bladder senna (noun)
  10. coffee senna (noun)
  11. compound infusion of senna
  12. dwarf senna (noun)
  13. Indian senna (noun)
  14. Jamaica senna tree (noun)
  15. prairie senna (noun)
  16. scorpion senna (noun)
  17. sickle senna (noun)
  18. wild senna (noun)
  19. Sehna knot (noun)

sen·na

noun \ˈse-nə\

Definition of SENNA

1
: any of a genus (Cassia syn. Senna) of leguminous herbs, shrubs, and trees native to warm regions; especially : one used medicinally
2
: the dried leaflets or pods of various sennas (especially C. angustifolia syn. Senna alexandrina) used as a purgative
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Origin of SENNA

New Latin, from Arabic sanā
First Known Use: 1543

Rhymes with SENNA

henna

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