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CISSAMPELOS CAPENSIS

\sˌɪsɐmpˈiːlə͡ʊz kˈe͡ɪpnsɪs], \sˌɪsɐmpˈiːlə‍ʊz kˈe‍ɪpnsɪs], \s_ˌɪ_s_ɐ_m_p_ˈiː_l_əʊ_z k_ˈeɪ_p_n_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of CISSAMPELOS CAPENSIS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Nat. Ord. Menispermaceae, grows in almost every mountainous part of the Cape of Good Hope. The root is used as an emetic and cathartic by the Boers.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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